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pastel
1[pa-stel, 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
Other Word Forms
- pastelist noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pastel1
Example Sentences
Inside, dainty horse figurines painted in pastels peek out from nooks and crannies.
Many of her supplies were cindered, but she found some black charcoal paper and pastels and “started doing these bizarre drawings, like stream-of-consciousness stuff.”
From here, the colors that become the focal point are bright, airy mixes of pastels, which highlight the beauty in all of our differences and ranges of knowledge.
Matcha is painting the town green, but the iced matcha latte is the true social star — usually with oat or almond milk and some pastel pop of color, like strawberry or blueberry syrup.
The other sparkles with pastels and electric jewel tones.
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