gouache

Noun
US[goo-ahsh]/ˈɡuˌɑʃ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. an opaque watercolor prepared with gumType of watercolor, water-color
  2. a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gumType of watercolor, water-color
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Gouache (gwȧsh), noun

Origin: F., It. guazzo.

A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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