temper(n = noun.feeling)humor, humour, mood - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "he was in a bad humor"; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
temper(v = verb.change)anneal, normalize - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm. [1913 Webster]
To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate. [1913 Webster]
To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel. [1913 Webster]
To govern; to manage. [1913 Webster]
To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc. [1913 Webster]
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.
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The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar. [1913 Webster]
Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy. [1913 Webster]
Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper. [1913 Webster]
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper. [1913 Webster]
Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense. [1913 Webster]
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel. [1913 Webster]
Middle state or course; mean; medium. [1913 Webster]
Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar. [1913 Webster]