ENCAUSTIC


Meaning of ENCAUSTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ enˈkɔ:stɪk ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (in painting, ceramics, etc.) using pigments mixed with hot wax, which are burned in as an inlay. 2 (of bricks and tiles) inlaid with differently coloured clays burnt in. --n. 1 the art of encaustic painting. 2 a painting done with this technique. [L encausticus f. Gk egkaustikos (as EN-(2), CAUSTIC)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.