"encaustic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐγκαυστικός}} Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} encaustic (not comparable)
  1. (art) Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Art Derived forms: encaustically
    Sense id: en-encaustic-en-adj-KXwByKyn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 72 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 4 25 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: encaustick [obsolete]

Noun

Forms: encaustics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐγκαυστικός}} Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} encaustic (plural encaustics)
  1. a wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating
    Sense id: en-encaustic-en-noun-mzZKeRwx
  2. a painting produced using this paint
    Sense id: en-encaustic-en-noun-o-GJXIIR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: encaustick [obsolete] Derived forms: encaustic painting, encaustic tile

Inflected forms

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