Pastel Definition

pă-stĕl
pastels
noun
A drawing medium of dried paste made of ground pigments and a water-based binder that is manufactured in crayon form.
American Heritage
Ground coloring matter mixed with gum and formed into a crayon.
Webster's New World
Such a crayon.
Webster's New World
A picture drawn with such crayons.
Webster's New World
Drawing with pastels as an art form or medium.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Soft and pale.
Webster's New World
Drawn with pastels.
Webster's New World
Of pastel.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pastel

Noun

Singular:
pastel
Plural:
pastels

Origin of Pastel

  • French from Italian pastello material made into a paste from Late Latin pastellus woad dye diminutive of pasta paste paste1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel"), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste"), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste").

    From Wiktionary

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