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Meaning of encaustic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“It has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’.”
“I have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

encaustic tile encebollado enceinte Enceladan Enceladean Enceladus

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