单词 | pastel |
释义 | Word Frequency pastel(ˈpæstəl, pæˈstɛl) noun 1. a. a substance made of ground pigment bound with gum, used for making sticks for drawing b. a crayon of this c. a drawing done in such crayons 2. the medium or technique of pastel drawing 3. a pale delicate colour 4. a light prose work, esp a poetic one 5. another name for woad adjective 6. (of a colour) pale; delicate pastel blue Derived forms pastelist (ˈpastelist) or pastellist (ˈpastellist) noun Word origin C17: via French from Italian pastello, from Late Latin pastellus woad compounded into a paste, diminutive of pasta paste1 |
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