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Noun: watercolor  'wo-tur,kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: watercolour)
  1. A painting produced with watercolors
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Water-soluble pigment
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  4. The art or technique of painting with watercolors
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: watercolor  'wo-tur,kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: watercolour)
  1. (art) paint with watercolors
    - watercolour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: watercolored, watercoloring, watercolors

Type of: paint, painting, picture, pigment, water-base paint

Encyclopedia: Watercolor, Florida

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