gouache

[gwahsh, goo-ahsh; Fr. gwash] Origin

gouache

[gwahsh, goo-ahsh; Fr. gwash]
noun, plural gouach·es [gwah-shiz, goo-ah-shiz; Fr. gwash] for 3.
1.
a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
2.
an opaque color used in painting a gouache.
3.
a work painted using gouache.

Origin:
1880–85; < French < Italian guazzo place where there is water ≪ Latin aquātiō, derivative of aqua water

gauche, gouache.
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Gouache is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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gouache (ɡʊˈɑːʃ)
 
n
1.  Also called: body colour a painting technique using opaque watercolour paint in which the pigments are bound with glue and the lighter tones contain white
2.  the paint used in this technique
3.  a painting done by this method
 
[C19: from French, from Italian guazzo puddle, from Latin aquātiō a watering place, from aqua water]

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gouache
1882, from Fr., from It. guazzo "water color," originally "spray, pool," from L. aquatio "watering, watering place."
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