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| pas·tel [ pa stél ] |
adjective |
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pale in color: having a pale soft color
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noun (plural pas·tels) |
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1. pale color: a pale soft color
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2. paste used for making crayons: a paste of powdered pigment and gum, used for making crayons
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3. crayon: an artist's crayon made of pastel
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4. drawing: something drawn using pastel crayons
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5. art using pastels: the technique or process of drawing with pastels
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Italian pastello "small amount of paste" < pasta "paste" < late Latin (see paste1)] |
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  pas·tel·ist noun |
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