En*caus"tic (?), a. [L. encausticus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to burn in; &?; in + &?; to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.

Encaustic painting(Fine Arts), painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors. -- Encaustic tile(Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.

En*caus"tic, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;): cf. F. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.] The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.