ENCAUSTIC


Meaning of ENCAUSTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈkȯ-stik ]

noun

Etymology: encaustic, adjective, from Latin encausticus, from Greek enkaustikos, from enkaiein to burn in, from en- + kaiein to burn

Date: 1601

: a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat ; also : the method involving the use of encaustic or a work produced by this method

• encaustic adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.