Word Study
gouache
CIDE DICTIONARY
gouache, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gouache, n.
1 a method of painting in opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a gluelike substance.
2 these pigments.
3 a picture painted in this way.
1 a method of painting in opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a gluelike substance.
2 these pigments.
3 a picture painted in this way.
Etymology
F f. It. guazzo
ROGET THESAURUS
gouache
Painting
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