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En*caus"tic (?), a. [L. encausticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to burn in; &unr_; in + &unr_; 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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En*caus"tic, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;): 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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