aquarelle
[ak-wuh-rel, ah-kwuh-; French a-kwa-rel]
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noun, plural aq·ua·relles [ak-wuh-relz; French a-kwa-rel] /ˌæk wəˈrɛlz; French a kwaˈrɛl/.
a watercolor.
Printing. a printed picture that has been colored manually by applying watercolor through stencils, each color requiring a different stencil.
Origin of aquarelle
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Historical Examples of aquarelle
He recognised it instantly from the aquarelle that is in the dining-room at home.
Italian Letters of a Diplomat's LifeMary Alsop King Waddington
He looked out between whiles at the pleasant English land, an April aquarelle washed in with wondrous breadth.
Some Short StoriesHenry James
A summer day's dinner is to the full banquet of mid-winter what a light 'aquarelle' is to an oil picture.
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever
Aquarelle, ak-wa-rel′, n. water-colour painting, or a painting in water-colours.
This aquarelle was purchased for one hundred francs by the Society of Friends of Art.
MeissonierHenri Barbusse
aquarelle
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Word Origin for aquarelle
C19: from French
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