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a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.

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Words nearby wash drawing

washbowl, washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer, washerman

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When they rose from table and went back into her little drawing-room, she left her daughter alone for awhile with Bernard.
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British Dictionary definitions for wash drawing

wash drawing

noun

a pen-and-ink drawing that has been lightly brushed over with water to soften the lines

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