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water-color
wa·ter·col·or
/
ˈwɔ
tərˌkʌl
ər, ˈwɒt
ər-
/
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[
waw
-ter-kuhl-er,
wot
-er-
]
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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
Related forms
wa·ter-col·or,
adjective
wa·ter·col·or·ist,
noun
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watercolour
or
watercolor
(ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə)
—
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
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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