distemper

v. paint using whitewash; paint a painting using the distemper technique

n. whitewash; decorative painting technique in which glue or gum is used to achieve a matte surface; infectious and often fatal disease (mainly of dogs, horses, and cats)

Distemper can refer toCanine distemper, a disease of dogsFeline distemper, a disease of catsPhocine distemper, a disease of sealsOther forms of the distemper virusEquine distemper, or Strangles, a bacterial infection of the horseDerangement or disturbance of the humour or 'temper', according to pre-modern medicine.Distemper (paint)Distemper (band), a Russian ska punk bandDistemper (Album by New Christs)
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Dis·tem·per n. 1. An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, [more]Distemper - Community and Resources

Noun
1. any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
(hypernym) animal disease
(hyponym) canine distemper
2. an angry and disagreeable mood
(synonym) ill humor, ill humour
(hypernym) temper, mood, humor, humour
(hyponym) moodiness
3. paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
(hypernym) paint
4. a painting created by distemper
(hypernym) painting, picture
5. a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
(hypernym) painting
Verb
1. paint with distemper
(hypernym) paint
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production

(v. t.)
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
  

(v. t.)
To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size.
  

(v. t.)
To intoxicate.
  

(v. t.)
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
  

(v. t.)
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.
  

(v. t.)
Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold.
  

(v. t.)
Political disorder; tumult.
  

(v. t.)
Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
  

(v. t.)
An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts.
  

(v. t.)
A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.
  

(v. t.)
A painting done with this preparation.
  

(v. t.)
A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.