Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
empæstic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Fine Arts) Having to do with inlaid work; -- especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective art Having to do with
inlaid work , especially ofAncient Greece .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Phœnician and Assyrian details and workmanship (cedar woodwork, empaistic decoration or overlaying with _repoussé_ metal work, the isolated brazen columns Jachin and Boaz).
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890
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