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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1628
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Temper cullour. [17th c. Eng. distemper (1632), 16th c. F. destrempe, It. tempera.] Distemper, paint bound with a substance other than oil. — 1628 Misc. Maitl. C. III 372.
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