watercolour.
A water-soluble pigment or paint.
Meaning & usage
A water-soluble pigment or paint.
Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.
A painting made by using such pigment.
Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
This kind of painting as a genre.
I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.
Where this word comes from
From water + colour.
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
Where this word comes from
From water + colour.
To paint using watercolours.
Where this word comes from
From water + colour.
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