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water-colour

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Noun1.water-colourwater-colour - water-soluble pigment                
water-color, watercolour, watercolor
pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
2.water-colourwater-colour - a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
water-color, watercolor, watercolour
gouache - an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
3.water-colourwater-colour - a painting produced with watercolors
watercolor, watercolour, water-color
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-colour - the art or technique of painting with watercolors
water-color, watercolor, watercolour
painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"


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Dick found him one day at the receipt of custom, rapidly painting a pair of hens and a cock in a little water-colour sketching box, and now and then glancing at the ceiling like a man who should seek inspiration from the muse.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
This was the water-colour morning; and the teacher, a veteran of many exhibitions, of a venerable and jovial aspect, had turned up with his usual punctuality.
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
She paused before a little water-colour drawing on the wall, which had belonged to her mother: it was her own portrait when she was a child.
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