aquarelle

Definition

A watercolour (painting)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aquarelle, from obsolete Italian acquarella (“watercolour”) (later acquarello and acquerello).

Example Sentences

• "He looked out between whiles at the pleasant English land, an April aquarelle washed in with wondrous breadth."
• "He wandered about the house, looking into several rooms, and only partially at rest when he discovered Caroline in one, engaged upon some of her aquarelle sketches."