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

Derived forms: watercoloured, watercolouring, watercolours, water-colours

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

Encyclopedia: Watercolour