SIENNA


Meaning of SIENNA in English

/see en"euh/ , n.

1. a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna) .

2. the color of such a pigment.

[ 1750-60; terra di ) Sien ( n ) a (earth of) SIENA ]

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