Watercolour

noun

/ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA water-soluble pigment.

"Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures."

2.nounA painting made by using such pigment.

"Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours."

3.nounThis kind of painting as a genre.

"I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting."

4.verbTo paint using watercolour

5.adjectivePertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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