undercolour

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noun

A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.

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Meanings

nounundercolour (plural undercolours)

plural undercolours · alternative undercolor

  1. A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.
  2. The colour of the underparts of a bird, rabbit, etc.
verbundercolour (third-person singular simple present undercolours, present participle undercolouring, simple past and past participle undercoloured)

present singular third person undercolours · participle present undercolouring · participle past undercoloured · past undercoloured · alternative undercolor

  1. transitiveTo colour insufficiently.

Origin

From under- + colour.

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Translations

Finnish pohjaväri, alusväri
  • pohjaväricolour used as a base
  • alusväricolour used as a base
Cite this entry
APA

undercolour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercolour

MLA

“undercolour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercolour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercolour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercolour.

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