Tēm'per·a, n.
n. [It.] (Paint.) The same as DISTEMPER, q. v. Tempera painting, or “distemper,” as it is now called, is that in which the pigments are mixed with chalk or clay, and diluted with weak glue or size. Fairholt.
n. [It.] (Paint.) The same as DISTEMPER, q. v. Tempera painting, or “distemper,” as it is now called, is that in which the pigments are mixed with chalk or clay, and diluted with weak glue or size. Fairholt.