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GOUACHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gouache mean?
• GOUACHE (noun)
The noun GOUACHE has 2 senses:
1. an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
2. a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum
Familiarity information: GOUACHE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opaque watercolor prepared with gum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gouache" is a kind of...):
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gouache" is a kind of...):
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (a painting produced with watercolors)
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