gouache

[ gwahsh, goo-ahsh; French gwash ]

/ gwɑʃ, guˈɑʃ; French gwaʃ /

noun, plural gouach·es [gwah-shiz, goo-ah-shiz; French gwash] /ˈgwɑ ʃɪz, guˈɑ ʃɪz; French ˈgwaʃ/ for 3.

a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.

an opaque color used in painting a gouache.

a work painted using gouache.

Nearby words

gottfried von strassburg, gottlieb, gottschalk, gottsched, gottwald, gouache, gouda, goudy, gouge, gouger, goujon

Origin of gouache

1880–85; < French < Italian guazzo place where there is water ≪ Latin aquātiō, derivative of aqua water

Can be confused

gauche gouache

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Examples from the Web for gouache

Gouache's wife, Donna Faustina, had entered into her husband's plans with all her heart.
Pietro Ghisleri|F. (Francis) Marion Crawford
"And yet you admit that the portrait is like you," said Gouache.
Don Orsino|F. Marion Crawford
Gouache did not answer, for at that moment the lady's footfall was heard upon the marble floor, soft, quick and decided.
Don Orsino|F. Marion Crawford
Gouache smiled, but there was a note of sincerity in the odd statement which did not escape his hearer.
Don Orsino|F. Marion Crawford

The use of gouache should be limited to the hollow parts of incised or punched leather.
The Decoration of Leather|Georges de Rcy

British Dictionary definitions for gouache

gouache

/ (ɡʊˈɑːʃ) /

noun

Also called: body colour a painting technique using opaque watercolour paint in which the pigments are bound with glue and the lighter tones contain white

the paint used in this technique

a painting done by this method

Word Origin for gouache

C19: from French, from Italian guazzo puddle, from Latin aquātiō a watering place, from aqua water

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