| 单词 | distemper |
| 释义 | distemper 1. n. & v. --n 1. a kind of paint using glue or size instead of an oil-base, for use on walls or for scene-painting. 2. a method of mural and poster painting using this. --vtr. paint (walls etc.) with distemper. Etymology: earlier as verb, f. OF destremper or LL distemperare soak, macerate: see DISTEMPER(2) 2. n. 1. a disease of some animals, esp. dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh. 2. archaic political disorder. Etymology: earlier as verb, = upset, derange: ME f. LL distemperare (as DIS-, temperare mingle correctly) |
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