watercolour

noun

1. (countable)A water-soluble pigment or paint.

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

2. (countable)A painting made by using such pigment.

   “Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.”

   “She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running / Like a watercolour in the rain”

3. (uncountable)This kind of painting as a genre.

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

adj

1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

verb

1. To paint using watercolour