encaustic

• encaustick (obsolete)

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

• Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk

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.

encaustic (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) Ellipsis of encaustic painting, a painting produced using this paint.

• encaustic painting
• encaustic tile

• succinate, unascetic

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós).

encaustic m (plural encaustici)

1. encaustic