Encaustic

encaustic
    n 1: a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it
         is fixed with heat after application
    

Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, a. [L. encausticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
   burn in; ? in + ? to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See {Caustic},
   and cf. {Ink}.] (Fine Arts)
   Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
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   {Encaustic painting} (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax
      with which the colors are combined, and which is
      afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.
      

   {Encaustic tile} (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a
      decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
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Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf.
   F. encaustique. See {Encaustic}, a.]
   The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where
   heat is used to fix the colors.
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