encaustic

English

Alternative forms

• encaustick (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk

Adjective

encaustic (not comparable)

1. (art) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
   • 2019, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, Encaustic Workshop, Penguin, →ISBN, page 90:

     After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy.

Derived terms

• encaustically

Noun

encaustic (countable and uncountable, plural encaustics)

1. A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.
   • 1994, Fred Orton, Figuring Jasper Johns, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 114:

     It has become usual in discussions of Flag's facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic, oil and collage on fabric’.

   • 2015, Sandra Duran Wilson, Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects: 45 Wax Free Techniques‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     I have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics.

2. (painting, countable) A painting produced using this type of paint.

Derived terms

• encaustic tile

Anagrams

• succinate, unascetic

Romanian

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós).

Noun

encaustic m (plural encaustici)

1. encaustic

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	encaustic	encausticul	encaustici	encausticii
genitive-dative	encaustic	encausticului	encaustici	encausticilor
vocative	encausticule		encausticilor