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encaustic

/ɪnˈkɔː.stɪk/

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noun

C2formalcommonart/ɪnˈkɔː.stɪk/

A noun referring to a type of paint made by mixing pigment with hot beeswax, which is then applied and fixed with heat.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тип краски, изготовленной путем смешивания пигмента с горячим пчелиным воском, которая затем наносится и закрепляется с помощью нагрева.
  1. Wax-based paint C2 formal art

    A type of paint made by mixing pigments with hot beeswax, which is then applied to a surface and fixed with heat.

    • The artist used encaustic to create a textured portrait.
    • Encaustic paintings have a distinctive luminous quality.
    • Ancient Egyptians used encaustic for funeral portraits.

    🇷🇺Энкаустика

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  • encaustics' possessive plural form
  • encaustic's possessive singular form