'Tempera' definitions:
Definition of 'tempera'
(from WordNet)
noun
Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk [syn: tempera, poster paint, poster color, poster colour]
Definition of 'Tempera'
From: GCIDE
- Tempera \Tem"pe*ra\, n. [It.] (Paint.) A mode or process of painting; distemper. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term is applied especially to early Italian painting, common vehicles of which were yolk of egg, yolk and white of egg mixed together, the white juice of the fig tree, and the like. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tempera'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aquarelle,
- canvas,
- chromogen,
- coat,
- coat of paint,
- coating,
- color,
- color filter,
- color gelatin,
- colorant,
- coloring,
- dead-color,
- distemper,
- drier,
- dye,
- dyestuff,
- easel-picture,
- exterior paint,
- finger painting,
- flat coat,
- flat wash,
- floor enamel,
- gouache,
- ground,
- interior paint,
- medium,
- oil,
- oil painting,
- opaque color,
- paint,
- painting,
- pigment,
- prime coat,
- primer,
- priming,
- stain,
- thinner,
- tinction,
- tincture,
- transparent color,
- turpentine,
- turps,
- undercoat,
- undercoating,
- vehicle,
- wash,
- wash coat,
- wash drawing,
- water