gouache

noun

1
: a method of painting with opaque watercolors
2
a
: a picture painted by gouache
b
: the pigment used in gouache

Examples of gouache in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024 Preferring to use pen over pencil to avoid the need for erasing, Martinez begins with line work before adding color with bright watercolors, gouache, or alcohol markers. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2024 One of my favorites, done in gouache, chalk, watercolor, and pencil; sheep dance against a gray-green industrial background—mostly in pairs, balancing upright on each other's shoulders, their front legs crossing like matchsticks. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2023 Most of his pictures at Hemphill are oils, and the others employ gouache, sometimes supplemented by ink. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gouache 

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian guazzo, literally, puddle, probably from Latin aquatio watering place, from aquari to fetch water, from aqua water — more at island

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gouache was in 1882

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“Gouache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gouache. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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