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

Derived forms: water-colours, watercoloured, watercolours, watercolouring

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

Encyclopedia: Watercolour

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