WATERCOLOUR

watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour

(noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors

watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour

(noun) a painting produced with watercolors

watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour

(noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists

watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour

(noun) water-soluble pigment

watercolour, watercolor

(verb) paint with watercolors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

watercolour (countable and uncountable, plural watercolours)

(countable) A water-soluble pigment.

(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.

(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.

Adjective

watercolour (not comparable)

Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

Verb

watercolour (third-person singular simple present watercolours, present participle watercolouring, simple past and past participle watercoloured)

To paint using watercolour

Source: Wiktionary



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