watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkə-lər 
ˈwä-
1
: a paint of which the liquid is a water dispersion of the binding material (such as glue, casein, or gum)
2
: the art or method of painting with watercolors
3
: a picture or design executed in watercolors
watercolor
adjective
Examples of watercolor in a Sentence
a landscape done in watercolor
He only works in watercolors.
We bought a watercolor of the shore.
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The watercolor by painter Amy Park that Rickard sourced from art advisor Annie Wharton reinterprets select Ed Ruscha imagery of buildings on Sunset Boulevard.
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Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
As the Huntington does via its framing of watercolors by Constable and Howard, the Broad enforces a distinction between art (contemporary) and science (anthropology), and inadvertently suggests an intriguing possibility.
—Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The watercolor on paper (1989) above the couch is by Oliver Lee Jackson.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024
The game is stunning visually, with graphics that resemble an artist’s watercolor notebook.
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Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
As the Huntington does via its framing of watercolors by Constable and Howard, the Broad enforces a distinction between art (contemporary) and science (anthropology), and inadvertently suggests an intriguing possibility.
—Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
The watercolor on paper (1989) above the couch is by Oliver Lee Jackson.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024
The game is stunning visually, with graphics that resemble an artist’s watercolor notebook.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercolor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌkəl-ər
ˈwät-
1
: a paint whose liquid part is water
2
: a picture painted with watercolor
3
: the art of painting with watercolor
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