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encaustic en · ADJ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
    • After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy. 2019, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Encaustic Workshop, Penguin, →ISBN, page 90:

Forms

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encaustick alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

encaustically

encaustic en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.
    • I have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics. 2015, Sandra Duran Wilson, Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects: 45 Wax Free Techniques, Penguin, →ISBN:
    • It has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’. 1994, Fred Orton, Figuring Jasper Johns, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 114:
  2. (countable, qualifier:painting) A painting produced using this type of paint.

Forms

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encaustics Number=Plur lexicographic
encaustick alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

encaustic tile