noun
Origin: Fr < It pastello < VL *pastellum, dim. of LL pasta, paste
adjective
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Italian pastello, material made into a paste
Origin: , from Late Latin pastellus, woad dye
Origin: , diminutive of pasta, paste; see paste1
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