encaustic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating. countable,uncountable
    — It has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’.
  2. A painting produced using this type of paint. countable
形容词 adj.
  1. Prepared by means of heat; burned in. not-comparable
    — After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy.

词形变化

encaustick alternative,obsolete encaustics plural encaustick alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
词源 2
From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós, “burning in”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
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