Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to
keep one’s temper.

Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; –
in a reproachful sense.

To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual
scale, or to that in actual use.

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.

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.

To govern; to manage.

To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.

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.

To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper
iron or steel.

Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the
mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler,
phlegm, and melancholy.