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noun wa·ter·col·or \ˈwȯ-tÉ™r-ËŒkÉ™-lÉ™r, ˈwä-\

: a type of paint that is mixed with water

: a picture painted with watercolors

Full Definition of WATERCOLOR

1

:  a paint of which the liquid is a water dispersion of the binding material (as glue, casein, or gum)

2

:  the art or method of painting with watercolors

3

:  a picture or design executed in watercolors

— watercolor adjective

— wa·ter·col·or·ist \-ËŒkÉ™-lÉ™-rist\ noun

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Examples of WATERCOLOR

1. a landscape done in watercolor
2. He only works in watercolors.
3. We bought a watercolor of the shore.

First Known Use of WATERCOLOR

1596

Rhymes with WATERCOLOR

local color, Technicolor