a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | the art or technique of painting with watercolors |
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) | a painting produced with watercolors |
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color | a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists |
| water-soluble pigment |