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pastelist

Variant of pastel

pastel definition

pas·tel (pas tel′)

noun

    1. ground coloring matter mixed with gum and formed into a crayon
    2. such a crayon
  2. a picture drawn with such crayons
  3. drawing with pastels as an art form or medium
  4. a soft, pale shade of any color

Etymology: Fr < It pastello < VL *pastellum, dim. of LL pasta, paste

adjective

  1. soft and pale: said of colors
  2. of pastel
  3. drawn with pastels

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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