To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.
To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size.
An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts.
Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.
A painting done with this preparation.
A type of paint in which the colouring material is mixed with water and a substance such as glue, instead of with oil; A blend of glue, chalk and water-based paint used in painting posters and murals.
A type of paint made by mixing the pigment with glue or size. Now largely superseded by emulsion paints.
An traditional wall paint made from water, pigment and glue.
paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
a painting created by distemper
a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
Wall paint made from water, pigment and glue (traditional)
A water-soluble paint using egg-yolk or glue size as a binder. Used mostly for flat indoor wall decoration.
This painting technique involves the use of powdered colors that are mixed with glue size, or such things as egg yolk.
Paints made by mixing pigment with water and bound with casein, glue or egg. Widely used before the arrival of emulsion.
An old-fashioned type of interior paint made with a casein or gelatin/glue size binder.
A blend of glue, chalk and water-based paint, used mostly for murals and posters.
Distemper is an early form of whitewash usually made from powdered chalk and size (a gelatinous substance). Alternatives to chalk also include the toxic substances lime and white lead.