ENCAUSTICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

encaustically (not comparable)

By encaustic means.

Source: Wiktionary


ENCAUSTIC

En*caus"tic, a. Etym: [L. encausticus, Gr. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts)

Definition: Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Encaustic painting (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.

– Encaustic tile (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.

En*caus"tic, n. Etym: [L. encaustica, Gr. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.]

Definition: The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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