watercolor
Americannoun
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a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
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the art or technique of painting with such pigments.
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a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.
Other Word Forms
- water-color adjective
- watercolorist noun
Etymology
Origin of watercolor
Example Sentences
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And as Homer famously said, “You will see, in the future, I will live by my watercolors.”
She closed her eyes, to better remember all she had learned at school: not only the capitals of nations and techniques of watercolor painting, but the truly important things.
From Literature
Beowulf and Alexander stretched out on the rug next to each other, with paper, pencils, and watercolor paints nearby.
From Literature
Instead, she brought a small kit of watercolors with her into the hay maze and painted arrows on the hay stalks at each right or left turn.
From Literature
At a much larger scale, Alexander had sketched his own childlike version of the type of alpine scenery depicted in the tiny watercolors of the Hixby’s Guide.
From Literature
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