watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkə-lər 
ˈwä-
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
watercolor
adjective
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 on the Web
Hand likes to think of skin tints as watercolor and tinted moisturizers as paint.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 24 July 2024
In addition to the watercolor, a handwritten manuscript of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book of fictional fairy tales referenced in Harry Potter, is also in the sale.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024
There are more than 16,000 works of art in the hotel, with every Picasso, King Charles watercolor, and taxidermied haggis playfully but beautifully curated by the art-dealer owners Ivan and Manuela Wirth.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The company has developed its own watercolor technique for creating the illusion of movement and complexity in the water.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 24 July 2024
In addition to the watercolor, a handwritten manuscript of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book of fictional fairy tales referenced in Harry Potter, is also in the sale.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024
There are more than 16,000 works of art in the hotel, with every Picasso, King Charles watercolor, and taxidermied haggis playfully but beautifully curated by the art-dealer owners Ivan and Manuela Wirth.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The company has developed its own watercolor technique for creating the illusion of movement and complexity in the water.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
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watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌkəl-ər
ˈwät-
1
: a paint whose liquid part is water
2
: a picture painted with watercolor
3
: the art of painting with watercolor
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