watercolor

wa·ter·col·or

 (wô′tər-kŭl′ər, wŏt′ər-)

n.

1.

a. A paint composed of a water-soluble pigment.

b. A work that is executed through the use of this paint.

2. The art of using watercolors.

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wa′ter·col′or adj.

wa′ter·col′or·ist n.

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wa•ter•col•or

(ˈwɔ tərˌkʌl ər, ˈwɒt ər-)

n.

1. a pigment for which water is used as the vehicle.

2. the art or technique of painting with such pigments.

3. a painting or design using such pigments.

adj.

4. of or using watercolor.

[1590–1600]

wa′ter•col`or•ist, n.

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watercolor

A paint medium of color pigments mixed with water-soluble gum arabic. When moistened with water, a watercolor paint produces a transparent color that is applied to paper, usually white, the paper showing through the paint.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watercolor - a painting produced with watercolors water-color, 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
	2.	watercolor - a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists water-color, watercolour, water-colour gouache - an opaque watercolor prepared with gum water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
	3.	watercolor - water-soluble pigment     water-color, watercolour, water-colour pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	4.	watercolor - the art or technique of painting with watercolors water-color, watercolour, water-colour painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Verb	1.	watercolor - paint with watercolors     watercolour artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

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Translations

لَوْنٌ مَائِيّ

vodová barva

vandfarve

WasserfarbeAquarell

νερομπογιά

acuarela

vesiväri

aquarelle

vodene bojice

acquarello

水彩絵の具

수채화

aquarel

vannfarge

akwarela

aguarelaaquarela

акварельакварельный

akvarel

akvarell

สีน้ำ

suluboya

tranh vẽ bằng màu nước

水彩画

watercolor

→ لَوْنٌ مَائِيّ vodová barva vandfarve Wasserfarbe νερομπογιά acuarela vesiväri aquarelle vodene bojice acquarello 水彩絵の具 수채화 aquarel vannfarge akwarela aguarela, aquarela акварель akvarell สีน้ำ suluboya tranh vẽ bằng màu nước 水彩画

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