Meanings
nouncolor wash (countable and uncountable, plural color washes)
plural color washes
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of colourwash.
verbcolor wash (third-person singular simple present color washes, present participle color washing, simple past and past participle color washed)
present singular third person color washes · participle present color washing · participle past color washed · past color washed
- alternativeAlternative form of colourwash.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
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color wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20wash
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“color wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20wash. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “color wash,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20wash.
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