watercolour

US watercolor

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə) /

noun

Also called: pure watercolour water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera

a painting done in watercolours
(as modifier)a watercolour masterpiece

the art or technique of painting with such pigments

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Derived forms of watercolour

watercolourist or US watercolorist, noun

Words nearby watercolour

water chinquapin, water clock, water closet, water clover, watercolor, watercolour, water-cool, water cooler, watercourse, watercraft, water crake

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Example sentences from the Web for watercolour

For these you will need pen and ink and a box of watercolour paints.
The Child's Rainy Day Book|Mary White
The watercolour drawings for his Walter Scott plates, again, are admirable.
The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II)|Blanchard Jerrold
Santa Claus is also cut from watercolour paper and bent according to the dotted lines.
The Child's Rainy Day Book|Mary White
Alfred Fripp, the watercolour painter, and Fred Goodall became members about the same time.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various

And, oh, Juliette, bring to me that last little portfolio of watercolour drawings.
Despair's Last Journey|David Christie Murray

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