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Definition of gouache noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gouache

noun
 
/ɡuˈɑːʃ/,
 
/ɡwɑːʃ/
 
/ɡuˈɑːʃ/,
 
/ɡwɑːʃ/
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  1. [uncountable] a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thick with white paint or other substances; the paints used in this methodTopics Artc2
  2. [countable] a picture painted using this method
    3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: French, from Italian guazzo.
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