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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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
She had always been creative, experimenting with watercolors and learning to sew and embroider at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Just as you’ll be glad to linger over Ms. Morris’s vivid watercolors, many of them on backgrounds of gold leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ms. Marcero’s inventive illustrations blend watercolors and images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope into a surreal dreamscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
When Theo leaves, Vincent buys new brushes, a watercolor box that he will use when painting outside, watercolors, and oil paints.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
