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Noun: watercolor  'wo-tur,kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: watercolour)
  1. A painting produced with watercolors
    "The artist's watercolor captured the delicate beauty of the landscape";
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. The art or technique of painting with watercolors
    "Her watercolor of the seaside captured the light and atmosphere beautifully";
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
    "She preferred watercolors for their translucent quality";
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  4. Water-soluble pigment
    "She created delicate landscapes using watercolor paints";
    - water-color [US], watercolour [Brit, Cdn], water-colour [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: watercolor  'wo-tur,kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: watercolour)
  1. Paint with watercolors
    "She watercolored a beautiful landscape scene";
    - watercolour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: watercolored, watercoloring, watercolors

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

Encyclopedia: Watercolor, Florida