watercolor
noun
a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
watercolors
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pluralof watercolor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Take poor Daffy Duck, living up to his namesake, spending his days painting watercolors in the pleasant confines of a cartoon asylum.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
In a small, light-filled room near the top of the Laurel Canyon home where she’s lived since 1962, Saar spends the morning filling sketchbooks with watercolors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
He returned in 2004, devoting a summer to making watercolors of the landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Whether or not she’s the second coming of him as an artist, she’s more insightful than he ever was insulting watercolors of kittens on TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Vincent predicts to Theo that in a year he’ll be making drawings and watercolors that are salable, and not just to a friend or relative.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
