OVERCOLOUR

Etymology

Verb

overcolour (third-person singular simple present overcolours, present participle overcolouring, simple past and past participle overcoloured)

(transitive) To exaggerate.

Noun

overcolour (plural overcolours)

(art) Colour that is superimposed on another previously applied to obtain a different gradation, or a particular transparency effect

Source: Wiktionary



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