watercolor

CEFRB1

/wˈɔtəˌrkʌlər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A painting made with paint mixed with water.

Examples

  • The famous watercolor painting hung in a museum.

  • She makes beautiful watercolor paintings.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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In context

  • “Champion Victory Wreath No. III,” a watercolor by Richard Yarde in which he applies his inventiveness to the prizefighter Jack Johnson.

  • Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…]

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She used blank to create a light, transparent effect on the paper.

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Origin

noun

From water + color.