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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•tem•per1 /dɪsˈtɛmpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Veterinary Diseasesan infectious disease esp. of dogs, with fever and difficulty in breathing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•tem•per1 (dis tem′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Veterinary Diseases
- Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
- Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
- Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
- Pathology, Psychiatrya deranged condition of mind or body;
a disorder or disease:a feverish distemper. - disorder or disturbance, esp. of a political nature.
v.t. - [Obs.]to derange physically or mentally.
- Medieval Latin distemperāre, equivalent. to Latin dis- dis-1 + temperāre to temper
- Middle French destemprer)
- Middle English distemp(e)ren, destempren (verb, verbal) (1300–50
- Fine Art[Art.]
- a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying.
- (formerly) the tempera technique.
- Fine Arta painting executed by this method.
- British Termswhitewash;
calcimine.
v.t. - Fine Artto paint in distemper.
- British Termsto whitewash a wall, cottage, etc.;
calcimine.
- Medieval Latin distemperāre to dissolve, dilute, equivalent. to Latin dis- dis-1 + temperāre to blend, temper
- Anglo-French distemprer)
- Middle English distemperen (verb, verbal) (1350–1400
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