tempera grassa

noun

A variety of tempera painting technique in which oil is added to the egg yolk-pigment mixture.

OriginItalian tempera grassa →
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Meanings

nountempera grassa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA variety of tempera painting technique in which oil is added to the egg yolk-pigment mixture.

Origin

  1. Italiantempera grassa
  2. Englishtempera grassa

Borrowed from Italian tempera grassa.

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Translations

Finnish öljytempera
  • öljytemperavariety of tempera
Greek αβγοτέμπερα
  • αβγοτέμπερα (avgotémpera)variety of tempera
Polish tłusta tempera
  • tłusta temperavariety of tempera
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