Home › Words › C › colourwashcolourwashcolourwash means A coloured distemper (paint).EtymologyFrom colour + wash.nounA coloured distemper (paint)verbTo paint with a coloured distemper (paint).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bluewash 69% match — To use a blue paint or glaze. vs colourwash →colourish 63% match — A substance used in gilding to brighten the finish of the gilded object. vs colourwash →limewash 62% match — A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating. vs colourwash →becolour 62% match — To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over. vs colourwash →dulux 60% match — To paint or daub with Dulux paint. vs colourwash →encolour 60% match — To colour. vs colourwash →colorwise 59% match — In terms of color. vs colourwash →emulsion 59% match — A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. vs colourwash →