Look up: Pastel

1. Pastel
   (Mexican) Cake.
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2. Pastel
   (Spanish) pie or pastry
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3. pastel
   [adj] - lacking in body or vigor 2. [adj] - delicate and pale in color 3. [n] - any of various pale or light colors
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4. Pastel
   A medium made from gum and water, which when pressed into a dried stick form produces crayons. Chalk is similar to pastel, but more tightly bound. British Artists showing at Red Rag Modern British Art Gallery and who paint using Pastels include: Darren Baker, Moira Huntly and Barbara Stewart .
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5. pastel
   In art, chalky material consisting of ground pigment bound with gum. Pastel is a form of painting in dry colours and produces a powdery surface, which is delicate and difficult to conserve. Artists...
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6. Pastel
   Powdered pigments mixed with a small amount of binding medium to produce dry coloured sticks. Chalk can be added to soften intense pigments and to obtain a range of hues.
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7. pastel
   a drawing in pastel using crayons and made by a paste composed of a colour ground and compounded with gum water Category: General
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8. pastel
   A drawing or sketch executed in crayons made of ground colour pigments, chalk, water and gum. A fixative is necessary to seal the powdery pastel colours to the base material, which is usually paper.
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9. Pastel
   Pas'tel noun [ F.; confer Italian pastello . Confer Pastil .] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [ Sometimes incorrectly written pastil .] 'Charming heads in pastel .' W. Black....
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10. pastel
    1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a colour ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil] 'Charming heads in pastel.' ... 2. <botany> A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself. 3. A drawing using pastel, or of a pastel shade. 4. The ar...
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11. pastel
    adjective delicate and pale in color; `pastel pink`
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12. pastel
    adjective lacking in body or vigor; `faded pastel charms of the naive music`
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13. pastel
    noun any of various pale or light colors
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14. Pastel
    • (n.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself. • (n.) A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water.
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15. pastel
    dry drawing medium executed with fragile, finger-size sticks. These drawing crayons, called pastels, are made of powdered pigments combined with a ... [3 related articles]
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16. Pastel
    A light, soft color.
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17. pastel
    a light, pale tint of color
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18. Pastel
    A colored crayon that consists of pigment mixed with just enough of a aqueous binder to hold it together; a work of art produced by pastel crayons; the technique itself. Pastels vary according to the volume of chalk contained...the deepest in tone are pure pigment. Pastel is the simplest and purest ...
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19. pastel
    pastel (păstel') , artists' medium of chalk and pigment, tempered with weak gum water and usually molded in the form of sticks; also a work done in this medium. Pastel was in use in Italy in the 15th cent. and is doubtless much older. It was introduced into 18th-century France by the Venet...
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20. pastel
    In art, chalky material consisting of ground pigment bound with gum. Pastel is a form of painting in dry colours and produces a powdery surface, which is delicate and difficult to conserve. Artists renowned for their use of pastel include Rosalba Carriera (1675–1785), La Tour, Chardin, Degas, and Mary Cassatt. The use of coloured chalks has a ...
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21. Pastel
    Pigments mixed with gum and pressed into a stick form for use as crayons. Works of art done with such pigments are referred to as pastels.
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22. PASTEL
    A colored crayon that consists of pigment mixed with just enough of a aqueous binder to hold it together; a work of art produced by pastel crayons; the technique itself. Pastels vary according to the volume of chalk contained...the deepest in tone are pure pigment. Pastel is the simplest and purest method of painting,
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23. Pastel
    `Pastel` is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. The color effect of pastels is closer...
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24. Pastel
    (manga) is a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi and published in the U.S. by Del Rey Manga. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, then moved to Magazine Special in 2003. From chapter 50 and onwards, it is in monthly magazine format. The story follows a similar plot to...
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25. Pastel
    (food) ian pastel `Pastel` is the name given to different typical dishes of many countries of Hispanic or Portuguese origin. Pastel in Brazil: In Brazil, pastel is a typical fast food Brazilian dish, consisting of thin pastry envelope wrapping with assorted fillings that is deep fried in vege...
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