pastel
pas|tel /p'æstəl, AM pæst'el/ (pastels)
1 [ADJ] ADJ n, ADJ colour
Pastel colours are pale rather than dark or bright.
...delicate pastel shades.
...pastel pink, blue, peach and green.
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Pastel is also a noun.
The lobby is decorated in pastels.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Pastels are also small sticks of different coloured chalks that are used for drawing pictures.
...pastels and charcoal.
...the portrait in pastels.
3 [N-COUNT]
A pastel is a picture that has been done using pastels.
...Degas's paintings, pastels, and prints.
1 [ADJ] ADJ n, ADJ colour
Pastel colours are pale rather than dark or bright.
...delicate pastel shades.
...pastel pink, blue, peach and green.
[N-COUNT]
Pastel is also a noun.
The lobby is decorated in pastels.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Pastels are also small sticks of different coloured chalks that are used for drawing pictures.
...pastels and charcoal.
...the portrait in pastels.
3 [N-COUNT]
A pastel is a picture that has been done using pastels.
...Degas's paintings, pastels, and prints.