colourwash en · NOUN
Etymology
From colour + wash.
Meanings
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(UK, countable, uncountable) A coloured distemper (paint)
Most of Axmouth's old houses, a mixture of colourwash and thatch, natural stone walls and tiled roofs, are grouped around the Church of St Michael with its handsome Norman doorway and medieval wall-paintings.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| color wash | alternative | lexicographic | |
| colorwash | alternative | lexicographic | |
| colour wash | alternative | lexicographic | |
| colourwashes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |