I. noun
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a pastel colour (= pale blue, pink, yellow or green )
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■ ADJECTIVE
soft
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For those who have used soft chalk pastels and know their way around the tints I would advise loose pastels.
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The Caran D'Ache range Neopastel are very much softer than Conte pastels .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a pastel portrait
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White, cream, and pastels suit me better than dark colours.
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For the first time, she did not show sculpture, just pastels and watercolors.
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Graphic animal prints usually work better with strong colors than pastels.
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Hey, there are even pastels like peach and lilac this season, so nobody has to be a wallflower.
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Of these, Guitar has the largest range with 60 pastels.
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The acid-sweet pastels of 1950s' food photography come to mind.
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The area becomes a study in pastels.
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The undulations in Rough or Not paper allow the dusty pastel more surface area to grip to.
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When he discovered oil pastels however, there was no turning back.
II. adjective
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■ NOUN
colour
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Set back from the road the hotel is reached through picturesque roads of characteristic pastel colour buildings.
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Alternatively, reverse colours , using dark green in feeder 1 and white or pastel colour in feeder 2, as illustrated.
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It will have a wide brim and be in a subtle pastel colour .
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Rows 56-120 cream, or other pastel colour .
colours
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Available in 10 pastel colours , it has a 20-year wear guarantee and should be fitted professionally.
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Sensiq's lovely pastel colours reflect the sunny feeling and identify your ideal skin products according to skin type.
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All three stores looked lighter and brighter after the dark blues and browns of their old decor gave way to pastel colours .
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Flower sprigged fabrics in pastel colours create a relaxing background, whilst dark mahogany toned furniture adds a feeling of rich tradition.
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No longer grey or black, but a range of bright and pastel colours .
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A light interior in combination with pastel colours gives her a warm, mediterranean atmosphere.
shade
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Cool, refreshing pastel shades are just right for a long hot summer!
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Look out, too, for a brand new baby quality called Bobtail in six pastel shades .
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We went for the mid-tones and pastel shades .
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The familiar tweed jackets appeared in fresh fruit pastel shades enlivened with a spattering of matched sequins.
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It was not quite dark yet and the evening sky on the high tops was still aglow with delicate pastel shades .
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Opt for ivory and pretty pastel shades and mix subtle patterns and textures together.
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White &038; pastel shades , then stripes of all colours &038; widths.
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This term is now commonly applied to a number of items, particularly from Anatolia, which have light pastel shades .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before the baby was born Jenny bought some pretty, pastel baby clothes.
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Mrs Singh preferred saris in pastel colours, such as salmon pink.
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the child's pastel drawing
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But every day we see more pastel patches of red, purple, yellow, and pale green of swelling buds.
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Harding a pastel portrait of Lance Henly.
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Humble houses were cobbled together from leavings stuccoed over and painted in pastel tones of pink, ochre and yellow.
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I saw Peter wearing a pastel blue cotton sweater, sheer and delicate-a very fine sweater.
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It's light and bright inside due to the pastel yellow inner.
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Sensiq's lovely pastel colours reflect the sunny feeling and identify your ideal skin products according to skin type.