Colourwash

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coloured distemper (paint) UK, countable, uncountable

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To paint with a coloured distemper (paint). UK, transitive

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"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.

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