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    pastel
    pa-ˈstel
    noun
    1. a paste made of powdered pigment ranging from pale to deep colors and used for making crayonsa crayon made of such paste
    2. a drawing in pastel
      the process or art of drawing with pastels
    3. a light literary sketch
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  2. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pastel

    Origin of pastel. 2. First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French pastel “woad,” from Provençal, from Medieval Latin pastellum (neuter) “woad” (originally “woad paste”), for Late Latin pastellus …

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  4. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/pastel

    a. a substance made of ground pigment bound with gum, used for making sticks for drawing. b. a crayon of this. c. a drawing done in such crayons. 2. (Art Terms) the medium or …

  5. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pastel

    A pastel is a soft, pale color. If your favorite shades are light blue and pale pink, you can say that you prefer pastels. Pastel is also an adjective describing a soft color, like a pastel shade of …

  6. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pastel

    pastel noun [C] (COLORED STICK) a soft, powdery, coloring material that is pressed into a stick and is used for drawing, or a picture made using these sticks. (Definition of pastel …

  7. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pastel

    pastel noun [C] (COLORED STICK) a soft, powdery, coloring material that is pressed into a stick and is used for drawing, or a picture made using these sticks. (Definition of pastel from the …

  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel

    A pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those used to produce some other colored visual arts media, such as oil paints; the binder is …

  9. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pastel

    Dec 06, 2022 · Noun [ edit] pastel ( countable and uncountable, plural pastels ) ( color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and …

  10. https://www.yourdictionary.com/pastel

    0. 0. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender. noun. 0. 0. Advertisement. A drawing made with any of those colors. noun.

  11. https://www.britannica.com/art/pastel-art

    pastel, dry drawing medium executed with fragile, finger-size sticks. These drawing crayons, called pastels, are made of powdered pigments combined with a minimum of nongreasy …

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