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   pastel

   /ˈpastl/

   noun

   • 1. a crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin: "future issues will demonstrate work with pastels and marker pens"
   • ▪ a work of art created with pastels: "a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’"
   • 2. a soft and delicate shade of a colour: "the subtlest of pastels and creams"

   adjective

   • 1. of a soft and delicate shade of colour: "pastel blue curtains"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pastellist noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     3

   • A

     1

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     1

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