TEMPERA


Meaning of TEMPERA in English

[ 'tɛmp(ə)rə ]

■ noun a method of painting with pigments dispersed in an emulsion miscible with water, typically egg yolk.

↘emulsion used in ~.

Origin

C19: from Ital., in the phr. pingere a ~ 'paint in distemper'.

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