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gouache
[ gwahsh, goo-ahsh; French gwash ]
noun
- a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
- an opaque color used in painting a gouache.
- a work painted using gouache.
gouache
/ ɡʊˈɑːʃ /
noun
- Also calledbody colour a painting technique using opaque watercolour paint in which the pigments are bound with glue and the lighter tones contain white
- the paint used in this technique
- a painting done by this method
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Origin of gouache1
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Example Sentences
The use of gouache should be limited to the hollow parts of incised or punched leather.
By introducing gouache or bronzes into the impressions made with the punches, rich effects of colour can be produced.
The leaf is in gouache on skin, with medallions of the royal pair, alternated with others emblematic of the Fine Arts.
"That is true," Gouache replied, somewhat thoughtfully, as though the consideration had not struck him.
When he forgot himself he was singularly handsome, and Gouache lay in wait for his moments of forgetfulness.
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