WATERCOLOUR


Meaning of WATERCOLOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɔ:tə(r)kʌlə(r) ]

( watercolours)

Note: in AM, use 'watercolor'

1.

Watercolours are coloured paints, used for painting pictures, which you apply with a wet brush or dissolve in water first.

...a collection of rich paintings in watercolour, acrylic and oil.

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2.

A watercolour is a picture which has been painted with watercolours.

...a lovely watercolour by J. M. W. Turner.

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