Definition of watercolor
1 : a paint of which the liquid is a water dispersion of the binding material (such as glue, casein, or gum)
2 : the art or method of painting with watercolors
3 : a picture or design executed in watercolors
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Examples of watercolor in a Sentence
a landscape done in watercolor
He only works in watercolors.
We bought a watercolor of the shore.
Recent Examples of watercolor from the Web
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The lawsuit described that process: Mr. Moi and Mr. O’Neill would pour paint onto lines of heavy stock French watercolor paper arranged on floors.
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The workshops, based on college-level curriculum, will include courses in the fundamentals of drawing, watercolor, mural arts, and block-cut printing.
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Media includes acrylic, oil and watercolor painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, wood and more.
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The blurred wings of an eastern bluebird feeding its young are reminiscent of watercolor.
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Sold separately, the Cliburn-themed clutch and silk scarf are made from a watercolor pattern that Wright painted featuring the Cliburn logo.
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Grubb, a Wadsworth watercolor and acrylic artist, has brightened the lives of many children in the greater Medina County area with her paintings over the past 27 years.
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The last few years have brought a number of tattoo trends into the spotlight: delicate floral tattoos, teeny-tiny tattoos, and watercolor tattoos, to start.
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The artist will scribble down ideas in pencil and then flesh them out with layers of watercolor, which give them their rich pastel coloring and woozy aesthetic.
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First Known Use of watercolor
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WATERCOLOR Defined for English Language Learners
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: a type of paint that is mixed with water
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: a picture painted with watercolors
WATERCOLOR Defined for Kids
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1 : a paint whose liquid part is water
2 : a picture painted with watercolor
3 : the art of painting with watercolor
Learn More about watercolor
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See words that rhyme with watercolor Spanish Central: Translation of watercolor Nglish: Translation of watercolor for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about watercolor
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