Definitions for "Encaustic"
Keywords:  beeswax, wax, pigment, paint, melted
Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
Paint made using wax as the binder. Very ancient in origin, the term comes from the Greek to burn in, referring to the heating process used to fuse the paint after application.
Keywords:  tile, inlaid, victorian, floor, baking
Late Victorian flooring tiles, which are patterned by baking in colours to form the surface of the tile and in geometric shapes.
Tile decorated with colored clays inlaid and fired. Also colored tile laid in a wall or floor to form a pattern.