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Aquarelle
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aquarelle
1869, from Fr. aquarelle (18c.), from It. acquerella "water-color," dim. of acqua, from L. aqua "water" (see aqua-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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aquarelle
technique of painting in transparent, rather than opaque, watercolours. Although aquarelle was known to the ancient Egyptians, it did not achieve popularity in Europe until the 18th and 19th centuries. It was used especially in France and England by landscape painters.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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