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water-color

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Noun1.water-colorwater-color - water-soluble pigment                
water-colour, watercolour, watercolor
pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
2.water-colorwater-color - a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
water-colour, watercolor, watercolour
gouache - an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
3.water-colorwater-color - a painting produced with watercolors
watercolor, watercolour, water-colour
gouache - a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum
painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
wash drawing, wash - a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
4.water-color - the art or technique of painting with watercolors
water-colour, watercolor, watercolour
painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"


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It was a water-color sketch, of real merit as a portrait.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
He kissed his hand affectionately to the memory of the dead or absent lady, and pointed to a water-color drawing of a pretty country-house hanging on the opposite wall.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
His own practice in water-color drawing led him as a mere youth to a devoted admiration for the landscape paintings of the contemporary artist J.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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