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pastel
1[ pa-stel; especially British pas-tl ]
noun
- a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- a kind of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water.
- a chalklike crayon made from such paste.
- the art of drawing with such crayons.
- a drawing so made.
- a short, light prose study or sketch.
adjective
- having a soft, subdued shade.
- drawn with pastels:
a pastel portrait.
pastel
2[ pas-tel ]
noun
- the woad plant.
- the dye made from it.
pastel
/ pæˈstɛl; ˈpæstəl /
noun
- a substance made of ground pigment bound with gum, used for making sticks for drawing
- a crayon of this
- a drawing done in such crayons
- the medium or technique of pastel drawing
- a pale delicate colour
- a light prose work, esp a poetic one
- another name for woad
adjective
- (of a colour) pale; delicate
pastel blue
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ٱ, noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pastel1
Example Sentences
Her tireless work rate, bubbly personality and a penchant for dyeing her hair different pastel colors made her one of the team’s most popular players in the team’s inaugural season.
The painting of a massive pastel mural on the side of the building.
"Let's say you go around your whole life and you see only pink, baby pink, a pastel pink," he said.
The baby blue, pink, lavender and mint green pastel bags are part of the store’s latest spring drop.
James Roybal, a native of Santa Fe, once signed up for a pastel painting class in the 1980s and when he arrived Hackman was also there.
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