watercolour
noun
- practice of applying watercolor to a surface
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/
adj
Etymology: From water + colour.
- Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
Etymology: From water + colour.
- A water-soluble pigment or paint.
“Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.”
- 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”
- 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.
- To paint using watercolour