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encaustic

The English word “encaustic” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Prepared by means of heat; burned in.

noun

  1. A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.
  2. A painting produced using this type of paint.

Etymology

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

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