Pastel



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 彩色粉笔或蜡笔画; 柔和的色彩

Webster Collegiate

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 paste
• 2.
  • a. a drawing in pastel
  • b. the process or art of drawing with pastels
• 3. a light literary sketch
• 4. any of various pale or light colors

II. adjective

• Date: 1884
• 1.
  • a. of or relating to a pastel
  • b. made with pastels
• 2. pale and light in color
• 3. lacking in body or vigor

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