colour wash

A form of colourwash — A coloured distemper (paint)

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Meanings

nouncolour wash (countable and uncountable, plural colour washes)

plural colour washes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of colourwash.
verbcolour wash (third-person singular simple present colour washes, present participle colour washing, simple past and past participle colour washed)

present singular third person colour washes · participle present colour washing · participle past colour washed · past colour washed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of colourwash.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment

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APA

colour wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20wash

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“colour wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20wash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colour wash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20wash.

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