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Prepared by means of heat; burned in.

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  1. a. Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
  2. a. The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
  3. n. a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
  4. Prepared by means of heat; burned in. 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. The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
  5. Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Encaustic painting (FineArts), 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 adecorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
  6. j:100 n. a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application