wa·ter·col·or

[waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er-]
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.
3.
a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.

Origin:
1590–1600; water + color

wa·ter-col·or, adjective
wa·ter·col·or·ist, noun
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watercolour or watercolor (ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a.  Also called: pure watercolour water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
 b.  any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera
2.  a.  a painting done in watercolours
 b.  (as modifier): a watercolour masterpiece
3.  the art or technique of painting with such pigments
 
watercolor or watercolor
 
n
 
'watercolourist or watercolor
 
n
 
'watercolorist or watercolor
 
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Word Origin & History

watercolor
1596, "pigment that dissolves in water," from water + color. Meaning "picture painted in watercolors" is attested from 1854.
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The artist may have been creating watercolor copies of his oils to take
  advantage of the new vogue for the medium.
Visitors will see watercolor, oil paintings and pastels.
Demonstrations of drawing insects through a microscope, watercolor and graphite
  will be shown during the reception.
Watercolor ingestion occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally eats or
  swallows watercolor paints.
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