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tempera

noun

Definition of tempera

as in gouache

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Recent Examples of tempera Munch made many different versions of the celebrated work, including one painting (tempera and oil on cardboard), one drawing (crayon on cardboard) and six lithographs. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 The woman watches the late-shift employees trickle out through the double doors, past the window painted with sprawling tempera foliage. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025 The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening. — Robb Report, 18 May 2025 A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tempera

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Noun

Christie’s estimates the large, rare tempera and gouache painting of a festive, folkloric Russian scene, which Kandinsky made in Paris, will fetch over $30 million.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The tarot is a full 78-card deck, with each card an original work of art, usually a composite of gouache painting and collage/lithography.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of gouache

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If your nail style leans a little moodier, consider swapping your usual pastel for an espresso manicure.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Its palatial villas are decked out in pops of pastel, emerald marble showers, rose gold finishes and artful details that make this lavish outpost a cut above the rest.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

Definition of pastel

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For São Paulo, Paulino moved from watercolor on paper to painting on canvas, scaling her drawings up to nearly 9 feet by 20 feet.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
In today’s commercial age of plenty, the most important task of the dust jacket is to match a book to your mood, from the pastoral watercolor tones of the travel narrative or cosy domestic romance, to the dark hues of the murder mystery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of watercolor

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Skunks more commonly carry the bacterial disease leptospirosis and the viral disease distemper, says Fyffe, but pets are routinely vaccinated against those same diseases.

— Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
That includes preventive treatments for fleas and ticks and vaccinations for distemper and rabies, says Pierce.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of distemper

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With iPolish, a single set of smart press-on acrylic nails can switch between hundreds of colors in seconds using electronic display technology.

— Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The most water-repellent plastics, polyethylene and polypropylene, were the most active, while PET and acrylic, which contain chemical groups that attract water, were the least.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of acrylic

Noun

That isn’t unusual for someone who draws and paints every day — but this latest dirt is real, dug from the ground in Yorkshire and Warwickshire, England, and used as the medium for her drawings of trees and landscapes.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
While Schwartz retells classic folklore tales with humor and goosebumps in equal measure, Gammell’s powerful drawings nudge children wordlessly toward the ghoulish.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawing

Noun

Lulu and Georgia’s glass butter dish with a traditional silhouette and old-school etching feels like a stylish reedition of the dishes your grandparents grew up with.

— Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
For deeper etching, a polishing compound and pad may restore the finish.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026

Definition of etching

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