1 [U] soft coloured chalk, used for drawing pictures:
landscapes in pastel and oil
2 (pastels) [pl.] small sticks of chalk:
a box of pastels
3 [C] a picture drawn with pastels:
an exquisite pastel of a riverside scene
4 [C] a pale delicate colour:
The whole house was painted in soft pastels.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pastel a noun, verb, or something else?
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