watercolor
[waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er-]
- a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- the art or technique of painting with such pigments.
- a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.
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Origin of watercolor
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for watercolor
Contemporary Examples
Collectively, they span almost every technique and medium—from color pencil and markers to oil sticks and watercolor.
I did a watercolor of Blondie--of Debbie Harry--because I was writing articles about girl groups.
Kim Gordon: Going Solo After Sonic Youth, and Why She Identifies With ‘Girls’Andrew Romano
April 10, 2014
The Daily Pic: A watercolor shows how the great painter mixed the radical and the trite.
“It was actually my first watercolor,” Richards said of the iconic image.
I first worked with Mouly in 1994, when a watercolor drawing of mine was considered for a cover, and then ran inside.
Historical Examples
He exhibited a watercolor facade elevation, stretching his arms wide and holding the paper in front of his face.
When Egypt Went BrokeHolman Day
Instruction is given in watercolor drawing by Mr. Ross Turner.
Word Origin and History for watercolor
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper