TEMPERA


Meaning of TEMPERA in English

/ ˈtempərə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a kind of paint in which the colour is mixed with egg and water; a method of painting that uses this kind of paint

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Italian , in the phrase pingere a tempera paint in distemper.

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