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noun
A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: painting
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: watercolour
noun
A painting made with this paint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: painting
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verb
To produce work in the gouache medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour
noun
an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour
History
Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo.
Across languages
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
