[ak-wuh-rel, ah-kwuh-; Fr. a-kwa-rel] 
[-relz; Fr. -rel] . | 1. | a watercolor. |
| 2. | Printing. a printed picture that has been colored manually by applying watercolor through stencils, each color requiring a different stencil. |
| aq·ua·relle (āk'wə-rěl', ä'kwə-) n. A drawing done in transparent watercolors. [French, from obsolete Italian acquarella, water color, diminutive of acqua, water, from Latin aqua; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.] aq'ua·rel'list n. |
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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wəˈrɛl