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watercolor en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English color English watercolor From water + color.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of watercolour.
   alt of watercolour

watercolor en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English color English watercolor From water + color.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of watercolour.
   alt of watercolour
   • “Champion Victory Wreath No. III,” a watercolor by Richard Yarde in which he applies his inventiveness to the prizefighter Jack Johnson. 1977 December 16, Hilton Kramer, “Art: Requiem For a Heavyweight”, in The New York Times:
   • Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…] 1988 January 15, Kathryn Hixson, “On Exhibit: a gallery full of flowers”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

watercolor en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English color English watercolor From water + color.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of watercolour.
   alt of watercolour

Forms