[en.caus.tic] n [encaustic, adj., fr. L encausticus, fr. Gk enkaustikos, fr. enkaiein to burn in, fr. en- + kaiein to burn] (1601) 1: a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat
2: the method involving the use of encaustic; also: a work produced by this method -- encaustic adj