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Definition of: pastel
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(pas·tel′, pas′tel) noun
1. A picture drawn with colored crayons.
2. The art of drawing such pictures.
3. A hard crayon made of pipe clay and a pigment, mixed with gum water.
4. A sketchy poetic study in prose.
—adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a pastel.
2. Having a delicate, soft, or grayish tint. [<MF <Ital. pastello PASTEL2]
—pas′·tel·ist or pas′tel·list noun
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