watercolour

/ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/

noun

  1. 1

    A water-soluble pigment.

    “Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.”
  2. 2

    A painting made by using such pigment.

    “Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.”
  3. 3

    This kind of painting as a genre.

    “I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.”

verb

  1. 1

    To paint using watercolour

adjective

  1. 1

    Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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