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watercolor

[ 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.


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Other Words From

  • water-color adjective
  • water·color·ist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of watercolor1

First recorded in 1590–1600; water + color

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Example Sentences

Collectively, they span almost every technique and medium—from color pencil and markers to oil sticks and watercolor.

I did a watercolor of Blondie--of Debbie Harry--because I was writing articles about girl groups.

The Daily Pic: A watercolor shows how the great painter mixed the radical and the trite.

A group of unseen watercolor fruit studies by Salvador Dalí are going to be auctioned on June 18 at Bonham's in London.

“It was actually my first watercolor,” Richards said of the iconic image.

Instruction is given in watercolor drawing by Mr. Ross Turner.

It was a whispering little watercolor, and Joanna discovered it to my consternation.

He exhibited a watercolor facade elevation, stretching his arms wide and holding the paper in front of his face.

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