| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| gouache |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  gwäsh, g -äsh |
| NOUN: | 1a. A method of painting with opaque watercolors mixed with a preparation of gum. b. An opaque pigment used when painting in this way. 2. A painting executed in this manner. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Italian guazzo, from Latin aqu ti , watering, from aqutus, past participle of aqur , to fetch water, from aqua, water. See akw-- in Appendix I.
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