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flatwash.

A style of painting in which shapes are completely filled with a solid color and have no outlines.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A style of painting in which shapes are completely filled with a solid color and have no outlines.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English flatwash From flat + wash.

verb

  1. To paint in a uniform and unshaded color.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English flatwash From flat + wash.

adj

  1. Pertaining to the methods or products of flatwash.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English flatwash From flat + wash.

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