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• pastel — pastel1 /pa stel /; esp. Brit. /pas tl/, n. 1. a color having a soft, subdued shade. 2. a kind of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water. 3. a chalklike crayon made from such paste. 4. the art of drawing with …   Universalium

• Pastel — For other uses, see Pastel (disambiguation). Commercial pastels 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… …   Wikipedia

• pas|tel — pas|tel1 «pas TEHL, PAS tehl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a kind of chalklike crayon used in drawing, made of a dry paste of ground pigments compounded with resin or gum: »He drew the dancer in soft pastel that crumbled in his grip. b) this paste …   Useful english dictionary

• pastel — I. /ˈpæstl / (say pastl) noun 1. a soft, subdued shade. 2. a kind of dried paste used for crayons, made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water. 3. a crayon made with such paste. 4. the art of drawing with such crayons. 5. a… …  

• Dye — For other uses, see Dye (disambiguation). Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it …   Wikipedia

• pastel — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian pastello, from Late Latin pastellus woad, from diminutive of pasta Date: 1662 1. a paste made of powdered pigment ranging from pale to deep colors and used for making crayons; also a crayon made of such… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Isatis tinctoria — Pastel Pas tel, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pastel — Pas tel, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pastil — Pastel Pas tel, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Orcein — Orcein, also archil, orchil, lacmus, Citrus Red 2, and C.I. Natural Red 28, are names for dyes extracted from several species of lichen, commonly known as orchella weeds , found in various parts of the world. A major source is the archil lichen,… …   Wikipedia

• List of Gaunt's Ghosts characters — This list is of characters featured in the Gaunt s Ghosts series of novels by Dan Abnett, which are set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Biographical details are included. Ghosts Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt AliveColonel Commissar… …   Wikipedia