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distemperate
noun(distemper)
bad humor or temper
distemperate
noun(distemper)
a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: such as
distemperate
noun(distemper)
a highly contagious virus disease of canines and especially of dogs that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Canine distemper virus) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms —called also canine distemper
distemperate
noun(distemper)
a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals
distemperate
noun(distemper)
the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process
distemperate
noun(distemper)
a painting done in distemper

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