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pas·tel

(pă-stĕl′)
n.
1.
a. A drawing medium of dried paste made of ground pigments and a water-based binder that is manufactured in crayon form.
b. A crayon of this material.
2.
a. A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
b. The art or process of drawing with pastels.
3. A soft delicate hue; a pale color: a room done all in pastels.
4. A sketchy or brief prose work.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or made of pastel.
2. Pale and soft in color.
[French, from Italian pastello, material made into a paste, from Late Latin pastellus, woad dye, diminutive of pasta, paste; see paste1.]
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pastel

(ˈpæstəl; pæˈstɛl)
n
1. (Art Terms)
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. (Art Terms) the medium or technique of pastel drawing
3. (Colours) a pale delicate colour
4. (Poetry) a light prose work, esp a poetic one
5. (Plants) another name for woad
6. (Dyeing) another name for woad
adj
(Colours) (of a colour) pale; delicate: pastel blue.
[C17: via French from Italian pastello, from Late Latin pastellus woad compounded into a paste, diminutive of pasta paste1]
ˈpastelist, ˈpastellist n
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pas•tel

(pæˈstɛl; esp. Brit. ˈpæs tl)

n.
1. a color having a soft, subdued shade.
2. a dried paste made of ground pigment and compounded with gum water.
3. a crayon made from such paste.
4. the art of drawing with such crayons.
5. a drawing so made.
6. a light sketch in prose.
adj.
7. having a soft, subdued shade.
8. drawn with pastels.
[1655–65; < French < Italian pastello < Late Latin pastellus, variant of Latin pastillus (see pastille)]
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pastel

- First pertained to pigment or paste and evolved to mean light or pale colors.
See also related terms for pigments.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

pastel

A paint medium of powdered color mixed with gum arabic to form a hard stick. When applied to paper, the color adheres to the surface and can be made permanent by fixing with spray varnish.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:pastel - any of various pale or light colors]pastel - any of various pale or light colors
Adj. 1. pastel - lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
2. pastel - delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
light-colored, light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
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pastel

adjective pale, light, soft, delicate, muted, soft-hued pretty pastel shades
strong, deep, rich, bright, vivid, vibrant
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Translations
صورَة مَرْسومَه بِقَلَم باسْتِلفاتِح او باهِت اللوْنقَلَم باسْتِل
pastelpastelový
pastelfarvekridtpastelmaleri
pasztellpasztellkép
pastelliturpastellitur, litkrítpastelmynd; krítarteikning
pastelėpastelinis
pastelis, pasteļgleznapastelis, pasteļkrītiņšpasteļu-
pastelpastelový
pastel pastel boyapastel resimsoluk

pastel

[ˈpæstəl]
A. N
1. (= crayon, colour) → pastel m; (= drawing) → pintura f al pastel
2. pastels (= crayons) → pasteles mpl; (= colours) → colores mpl pastel
B. ADJ [colour, shade, blue] → pastel ; [drawing] → al pastel
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pastel

[ˈpæstəl]
adj [colour, shade] → pastel inv
n
(for drawing) → pastel m
(= picture) → pastel m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pastel

n (= crayon) → Pastellstift m, → Pastellkreide f; (= drawing) → Pastellzeichnung f, → Pastell nt; (= colour) → Pastellton m
adj attr → Pastell-, pastellfarben ; pastel colour (Brit) or color (US) → Pastellfarbe f, → Pastellton m; pastel drawing → Pastellzeichnung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pastel

[ˈpæstəl]
1. n (crayon, drawing) → pastello ; (colour) → colore m pastello inv
2. adj (colour) → pastello inv; (drawing) → a pastello
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pastel

(ˈpӕstəl) , ((American) pӕˈstel) adjective
(of colours) pale, containing a lot of white. a soft pastel green. pastel فاتِح او باهِت اللوْن пастелен pastel pastelový Pastell-... pastel- παστέλ pastel pastell- روشن pastelli pastel צֶבָע בִּהיר, פַּסטֶל हल्का फीका रंग pastelni pasztell warna muda pastellitur pastello 淡色の (색체가)부드럽고 옅은 pastelinis pasteļu- pastel licht- pastell pastelowy رنګه انځور، هغه رسم چې ډير رنګونه په كښې استعمال شوي وي pastel pas­te­lat пастельный pastelový pastelen pastelni pastell สีซีด soluk, pastel 淡色的,柔和的 пастельний زرد رنگ màu nhạt 淡色的,柔和的
noun
1. a kind of coloured pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour. pastel قَلَم باسْتِل пастел pastel pastel der Pastellstift pastelfarvekridt παστέλ pastel pastellkriit مداد شمعی pastelliliitu pastel צִבעֵי פַּסטֶל पेस्टल रंगीन रेखा चित्र बनाने के लिए चाक pastel pasztellkréta pastel pastellitur, litkrít pastello パステル 파스텔 pastelė pastelis, pasteļkrītiņš pastel pastelstift pastellfarge pastel رنګه انځور pastel pastel пастель pastel barvna kreda pastelna bojica pastellkrita, -färg ดินสอสี pastel boya 彩色粉筆 пастель رنگين چاک phấn màu 彩色粉笔
2. a picture drawn with this kind of pencil. pastel صورَة مَرْسومَه بِقَلَم باسْتِل рисунка с пастели desenho a pastel pastel die Pastellzeichnung pastelmaleri ζωγραφιά με παστέλ pastel pastellmaal نقاشی شمعی pastellimaalaus pastel צִיוּר בְּצִבעֵי פַּסטֶל वर्तिका चित्र pastel pasztellkép lukisan pastel pastelmynd; krítarteikning pastello パステル画 파스텔(화) pastelė pastelis, pasteļglezna lukisan pastel pasteltekening pastellmaleri pastel هغه رسم چې ډير رنګونه په كښې استعمال شوي وي desenho a pastel pas­tel рисунок пастелью pastel pastel pastel pastellmålning ภาพวาดดินสอสี pastel resim 彩色粉筆畫 пастель رنگين چاک سے بنائي گئي تصوير tranh vẽ bằng phấn màu 彩色粉笔画
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With regard to the sheer ambiguity of Samaras's oeuvre, it is significant that the medium of pastel was once largely the province of "women's art," thanks, in part, to the prestige of the accomplished Venetian pastelist Rosalba Camera (1675-1757); in time, she became the medium's patron saint, admired by the flourishing societies of pastelists during the late nineteenth century, which had a disproportionately female membership.
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