Pastel

Definitions

1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
   countable, uncountable
2. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
   countable, uncountable
3. A drawing made with any of those colors.
   countable, uncountable
4. A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.
   countable, uncountable
5. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
   countable, uncountable
6. A crayon made from such a paste.
   countable, uncountable
7. Woad.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.”

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