watercolour

British  

/ ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə /

noun

1. 1. Also called: pure watercolour.  water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones

   2. any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera

2. 1. a painting done in watercolours

   2. ( as modifier )

      a watercolour masterpiece

3. the art or technique of painting with such pigments

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Other Word Forms

• watercolourist noun

Example Sentences

The Picture Library was established in 1961 and includes oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, photographs and a variety of prints.

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Charbonneau, a partner at Harrison Design, posted a watercolour rendering of the the proposal on social media on 4 September, writing "America needs a triumphal arch!"

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Bonsu has brought together a collection of incredible breadth - from watercolours to photography to miniscule thorn carvings to political cartoons.

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"She's such a firecracker in the series and then I actually found out she was also a very solitary and silent woman who painted lots of watercolours," Galligan explains.

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Her submission took "a few takes" to get right and was initially sketched before being coloured in with watercolours and paint pens.

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