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   distemper

   /dɪˈstɛmpə/

   noun

   • 1. a kind of paint using glue or size instead of an oil base, for use on walls or for scene-painting.
   • ▪ a method of mural and poster painting using distemper.

   verb

   • 1. paint with distemper: "they distempered the walls a brilliant blue"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as a verb in the senses ‘dilute’ and ‘steep’): from Old French destremper or late Latin distemperare ‘soak’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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