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Pastel

Pastel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pastel? [n] any of various pale or light colors [adj] delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink" [adj] lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pastel: delicate \| light \| light-colored Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pastel: air brush \| art paper \| black and white \| brouillon \| brush \| camera lucida \| camera obscura \| canvas \| cartoon \| chalk \| charcoal \| charcoal drawing \| chiaroscuro \| crayon \| creamy \| delicate \| delineation \| design \| diagram \| doodle \| draft \| drawing \| drawing paper \| drawing pencil \| drier \| easel \| ebauche \| eggshell \| esquisse \| fair \| fixative \| flat \| gloss \| graph \| ground \| iridescent \| lay figure \| light \| light-colored \| light-hued \| line drawing \| maulstick \| medium \| mellow \| mother-of-pearl \| nacreous \| opalescent \| paint \| paintbrush \| pale \| palette \| palette knife \| pastel color \| patinaed \| pearly \| pen-and-ink \| pencil \| pencil drawing \| pigments \| quiet \| rough copy \| rough draft \| rough outline \| sad \| scratchboard \| semigloss \| siccative \| silhouette \| silver-print drawing \| simple \| sinopia \| sketch \| sketchbook \| sketchpad \| sober \| soft \| soft color \| soft-colored \| softened \| soft-hued \| softness \| somber \| spatula \| spray gun \| study \| stump \| subdued \| subtle \| subtle color \| sweet \| tender \| tracing \| varnish \| vignette \| whitish See Also \| chromatic color \| chromatic colour \| spectral color \| spectral colour Pastel In Webster's Dictionary \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.] ``Charming heads in pastel.'' --W. Black. 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis tinctoria}); also, the dye itself.

Pastel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pastel?

[n] any of various pale or light colors
[adj] delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
[adj] lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pastel: delicate | light | light-colored

See Also | chromatic color | chromatic colour | spectral color | spectral colour

Pastel In Webster's Dictionary

\Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.]
1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with
   gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.]
   ``Charming heads in pastel.'' --W. Black.

2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis
   tinctoria}); also, the dye itself.

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