GOUACHE

gouache

(noun) a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum

gouache

(noun) an opaque watercolor prepared with gum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gouache (countable and uncountable, plural gouaches)

(painting) A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.

Coordinate terms: tempera, oil paint, India ink

Hypernym: watercolour

(painting, countable) A painting made with this paint.

Anagrams

• couhage

Source: Wiktionary


Gouache, n. Etym: [F., It. guazzo.]

Definition: A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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