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 blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 blue dye; the woad ({Isatis
tinctoria}); also, the dye itself.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pastel
adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the
naive music"
2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
n 1: any of various pale or light colors
From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]:
pastel
pate; pie
From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]:
pastel
1. bakedgoods(bakaĵo)
2. pie; tart(torto)
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
pastel /pɑstɛl/
pastel
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