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watercolour

noun

  1. practice of applying watercolor to a surface
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/

adj

Etymology: From water + colour.

  1. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

noun

Etymology: From water + colour.

  1. A water-soluble pigment or paint.

    Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.

  2. A painting made by using such pigment.

    Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.

    She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running / Like a watercolour in the rain

  3. This kind of painting as a genre.

    I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.

verb

Etymology: From water + colour.

  1. To paint using watercolour