SIENNA


Meaning of SIENNA in English

■ noun a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting, normally yellowish-brown in colour ( raw ~ ) or deep reddish-brown when roasted ( burnt ~ ).

Origin

C18: from Ital. (terra di) Sienna '(earth of) Siena'.

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