Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colourwash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: colour-wash
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coloured distemper (paint)

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

verb

To paint with a coloured distemper (paint).

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Most of Axmouth's old houses, a mixture of colourwash and thatch, natural stone walls and tiled roofs, are grouped around the Church of St Michael with its handsome Norman doorway and medieval wall-paintings."

Etymology

From colour + wash.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colourwashes (plural) colorwash (alternative) colour wash (alternative) color wash (alternative) colourwashes (present, singular) colourwashing (participle, present) colourwashed (participle, past) colourwashed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

whitewash

Questions

What does colourwash mean?: A coloured distemper (paint)
Where does colourwash come from?: From colour + wash.

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