Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drawing medium of dried paste made of ground pigments and a water-based binder that is manufactured in crayon form.
- noun A crayon of this material.
- noun A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
- noun The art or process of drawing with pastels.
- noun A soft delicate hue; a pale color.
- noun A sketchy or brief prose work.
- adjective Of, relating to, or made of pastel.
- adjective Pale and soft in color.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The plant woad, Isatis tinctoria; also, the blue dye obtained from it.
- noun In art: A colored crayon made of pigments ground with chalk, and compounded with gum-water into a sort of paste.
- noun A drawing made with colored chalks or crayons; also, the art of drawing with colored crayons.
- noun Figuratively, a short prose study, poetic, picturesque, but sketchy.
- noun In textiles, a soft half-faded tint in fabrics used for dress-materials: so called from its resemblance to the tones of old pastel drawings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water.
- noun (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (
Isatis tinctoria ); also, the dye itself.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
subdued tints ofcolors , usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender - noun A
drawing made with any of those colors. - noun A type of dried
paste used to make crayons. - noun A
crayon made from such a paste.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various pale or light colors
- adjective delicate and pale in color
- adjective lacking in body or vigor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The Austen/Bronte books being done in pastel pink is particularly tasteless and dreadful, but I pity the poor authors who spent years crafting books they think of as serious to get slapped with a high hems and heels cover.
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The initial Peeps line will feature the bunny and chick icons sculptured in pastel colors and accented with 24-karat gold.
Peeps Licensed Products Spring Into Stores The Nag 2009
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For my granddaughter's (5 girls so far) I'm going to make Practically Perfect's gathered shift in pastel eyelet (lined of course.)
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She always wore immaculate, starched dresses in pastel colors and usually had these topped off by a cotton bib apron.
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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I used the parchment paper in pastel colors, but any kind of heavy paper will work.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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I used the parchment paper in pastel colors, but any kind of heavy paper will work.
Tea By Post 2008
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The eastern horizon steadily gathered up its strength in pastel hues.
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A bica and a pastel is part of my morning ritual before heading to the office.
pasteis de nata 2007
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The eastern horizon steadily gathered up its strength in pastel hues.
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Avatars blinked and flashed and words in pastel colors were vomited across the screen.
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