PASTEL


Meaning of PASTEL in English

/ ˈpæstl; NAmE pæˈstel/ noun

1.

[ U ] soft coloured chalk , used for drawing pictures :

drawings in pastel

2.

pastels [ pl. ] small sticks of chalk :

a box of pastels

3.

[ C ] a picture drawn with pastels

4.

[ C ] a pale delicate colour :

The whole house was painted in soft pastels.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: via French from Italian pastello , diminutive of pasta paste.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.