Meanings
comparative more empaestic · superlative most empaestic · alternative empaistic
- rareartEmbossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.
Semper called attention to the empaestic character of the reliefs, and his remarks have often been repeated.
1897, “Two Reliefs from Assos”, in American journal of archaeology, page 5121 more example
The empaestic pictures of the Jews in the minds of those who dislike them are seldom devoid of any grain of truth: yet such images are always falsifications of the truth.
1949, Jewish Affairs, volume 4, page 11
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐμπαιστικός“embossed”
- Englishempaestic
From Ancient Greek ἐμπαιστικός (empaistikós, “embossed”), from ἐμπαίω (empaíō), from παίω (paíō, “strike”).
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