gouache - Definition from the PAINTING AND DRAWING topic - ARTS

Topic: PAINTING AND DRAWING

Date:	1800-1900
Language:	French
Origin:	Italian guazzo 'small pool', from Latin aquatio 'act of bringing water'

gouache
noun

gou‧ache

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1 [uncountable]AVP a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thicker with a type of glue

2 [countable]AVP a picture painted in this way

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