burnt-sienna
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burnt sienna
Origin:
1835–45
1835–45
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ə noun
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.
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World English Dictionary
| burnt sienna | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace |
| 2. | a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown colour |
sienna (sɪˈɛnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a natural earth containing ferric oxide used as a yellowish-brown pigment when untreated (raw sienna) or a reddish-brown pigment when roasted (burnt sienna) |
| 2. | See also burnt sienna the colour of this pigment |
| [C18: from Italian terra di Siena earth of | |
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Word Origin & History
sienna
1760, from It. terra di Sienna "earth of Siena," city in central Italy, where the coloring material was first produced. The city name probably is from Senones, the name of a Gaulish people who settled there in ancient times.
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