ENCAUSTICS
Noun
encaustics
plural of encaustic
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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