water paint

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noun

a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.

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How to use water paint in a sentence

The walls were treated with a water paint colored a creamy pumpkin tint that makes the room seem always well lighted.
Remodeled Farmhouses|Mary H. Northend
She washed her face till it shewed no rouge and no powder, and the brown of lashes and brows was free from the black water-paint.
The Incomplete Amorist|E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for water paint

water paint

noun

any water-based paint, such as an emulsion or an acrylic paint

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