watercolour
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- watercolor (mostly US)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
watercolour (countable and uncountable, plural watercolours)
- (countable) A water-soluble pigment.
- Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.
- (countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
- Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
- (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
- I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pigment
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painting
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genre
Adjective[edit]
watercolour (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
Translations[edit]
pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor
Verb[edit]
watercolour (third-person singular simple present watercolours, present participle watercolouring, simple past and past participle watercoloured)
- To paint using watercolour