pastel (shade)
1Pastel — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a… …
2pastel — pastel, pastille A pastel is an artist s crayon or a light shade of a colour, whereas a pastille is a small sweet or lozenge …
3pastel — [pas tel′] n. [Fr < It pastello < VL * pastellum, dim. of LL pasta,PASTE] 1. a) ground coloring matter mixed with gum and formed into a crayon b) such a crayon 2. a picture drawn with such crayons 3. drawing with pastels as an art form or… …
4pastel — ► NOUN 1) a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin. 2) a picture created using pastels. 3) a pale shade of a colour. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a colour) pale. DERIVATIVES pastellist (also pastelist) noun …
5shade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 area out of the sunlight ADJECTIVE ▪ cool ▪ deep ▪ welcome ▪ dappled ▪ afternoon …
6pastel — pastel1 /pa stel /; esp. Brit. /pas tl/, n. 1. a color having a soft, subdued shade. 2. a kind of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water. 3. a chalklike crayon made from such paste. 4. the art of drawing with …
7shade — I n. gradation of color 1) a delicate, pale, pastel, soft shade 2) a dark; light shade window cover (AE; BE has blinds) 3) to draw, pull down; raise the shades 4) a window shade shaded place 5) in the shade misc. 6) a lampshade II …
8pastel — noun 1》 a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin. ↘a work of art created using pastels. 2》 a soft and delicate shade of a colour. adjective of or denoting such a shade: pastel blue curtains. Derivatives pastellist (also… …
9pastel — n. 1 a crayon consisting of powdered pigments bound with a gum solution. 2 a work of art in pastel. 3 a light and subdued shade of a colour. Derivatives: pastelist n. pastellist n. Etymology: F pastel or It. pastello, dimin. of pasta PASTE …
10pastel — noun Pastel is used before these nouns: ↑blue, ↑colour, ↑drawing, ↑pink, ↑portrait, ↑shade, ↑tone …
