temper

A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.

to have a good, bad, or calm temper

A noble temper dost thou show in this;

State of mind; mood.

Remember with what mild / And gracious temper he both heard and judg’d / Without wrauth or reviling;

[…] I must testify from my Experience, that a Temper of Peace, Thankfulness, Love and Affection, is much more the proper Frame for Prayer than that of Terror and Discomposure;

A tendency to become angry.

to have a hasty temper

He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.

Anger; a fit of anger.

an outburst of temper

When I heard about it I got myself into a terrible temper.

Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.

to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper

Reſtore your ſelues, vnto your temper, Fathers; / And, vvithout perturbation, heare me ſpeake: […]

To moderate or control.

Temper your language around children.

It is all very well tempering enthusiasm for the Report in most of its particulars, as the thinking press has since the debate, [...].

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature.

The temper'd metals clash, and yield a silver sound.

To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.

To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.

To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.