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• cool — [[t]ku͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦ cooler, coolest, cools, cooling, cooled 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low. I felt a current of cool air... The water was slightly cooler than a child s bath... The vaccines were …   English dictionary

• cool — I UK [kuːl] / US [kul] adjective Word forms cool : adjective cool comparative cooler superlative coolest *** 1) rather cold, often in a pleasant way The water was wonderfully cool and refreshing. Store the wine in a cool dry place. Tomorrow it… …   English dictionary

• cool — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of or at a fairly low temperature, fairly cold (a cool day; a cool bath). 2 suggesting or achieving coolness (cool colours; cool clothes). 3 calm, unexcited. 4 lacking zeal or enthusiasm. 5 unfriendly; lacking cordiality… …   Useful english dictionary

• cool — /kul / (say koohl) adjective 1. moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold. 2. imparting or permitting a sensation of moderate coldness: a cool dress. 3. not excited; calm; unmoved; not hasty; deliberate; aloof. 4. deficient in ardour or… …  

• cool jazz — a restrained, fluid modern jazz style of the 1950s, marked by intricate harmonic structures, de emphasized dynamics, and carefully controlled phrasing and ensemble playing, often with a slight lagging behind the beat. Also called West Coast jazz …   Universalium

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• colour — /kul euhr/, n., adj. v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. color. Usage. See or1. * * * I Aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation. It is associated with the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which …   Universalium

• Grace Cossington Smith — AO (April 22, 1892 December 10, 1984) was an Australian artist and pioneer of modernist painting in Australia and was instrumental in introducing Postimpressionism to her home country. [ [http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9258605… …   Wikipedia

• colour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE color) noun 1 quality that makes sth red, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bold, bright, brilliant, glowing, iridescent, vibrant, vivid ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• Kokoschka, Oskar — born March 1, 1886, Pöchlarn, Austria died Feb. 22, 1980, Villeneuve, Switz. Austrian painter and writer. He studied and taught at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts but was dissatisfied because the school omitted study of the human figure, his …   Universalium