watercolor

[ waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er- ]
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noun
  1. a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.

  2. the art or technique of painting with such pigments.

  1. a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.

Origin of watercolor

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; water + color

Other words from watercolor

  • water-color, adjective
  • wa·ter·col·or·ist, noun

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