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  • 1colour — I UK [ˈkʌlə(r)] / US [ˈkʌlər] noun Word forms colour : singular colour plural colours *** Talking or writing about colours: general shade one of the different types of a particular colour, especially when describing how dark or light it is: a… …

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  • 2pastel — ► 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 …

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  • 3pastel — 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 …

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  • 4pastel — 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 …

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  • 5colour — colour1 W1S1 BrE color AmE [ˈkʌlə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(red/blue/green etc)¦ 2¦(colour in general)¦ 3¦(somebody s race)¦ 4 people/women/students etc of color 5¦(substance)¦ 6 in (full) colour 7¦(somebody s face)¦ …

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  • 6pastel — I UK [ˈpæst(ə)l] / US [pæˈstel] adjective having a pale soft colour pastel shades/colours pastel pink II UK [ˈpæst(ə)l] / US [pæˈstel] noun Word forms pastel : singular pastel plural pastels 1) [countable] a pale soft colour We ve chosen muted… …

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  • 7Pastel — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pastel (homonymie). Les pastels sont des bâtonnets de couleur utilisés en dessin et peinture. Ils sont composés de pigments, d une charge et d un liant. On distingue les pastels secs (tendres ou durs) des pastels …

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  • 8pastel — [[t]pæ̱st(ə)l, AM pæste̱l[/t]] pastels 1) ADJ: ADJ n, ADJ colour Pastel colours are pale rather than dark or bright. ...delicate pastel shades. ...pastel pink, blue, peach and green. ...pretty pastel coloured houses. N COUNT Pastel is also a noun …

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  • 9colour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE color) noun 1 quality that makes sth red, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bold, bright, brilliant, glowing, iridescent, vibrant, vivid ▪ …

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  • 10colour — 1 BrE color AmE noun 1 A COLOUR (C) red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple etc: What colour are your eyes? They re brown. | My favourite colour is purple. | light/bright/pastel etc colour: Children like bright colors. | be an orange/greenish etc …

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