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 moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly,
as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.

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

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

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.

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.