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empaistic

empaistic is the alternative form of empaestic.

Meaning of empaestic

Adjective

empaestic (comparative more empaestic, superlative most empaestic)

  1. (rare) Embossed, 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 512

Questions about empaistic

What is empaistic the alternative form of?
Empaistic is the alternative form of empaestic.

Words near empaistic in the dictionary

  1. empaired
  2. empaires
  3. empairing
  4. empairment
  5. empairs
  6. empaistic
  7. empale
  8. empaled
  9. empalement
  10. empalements
  11. empaler

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