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Isatis tinctoria | Pastel \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.] ``Charming heads in pastel.'' --W. Black. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis tinctoria}); also, the dye itself. [1913 Webster] 3. a drawing using pastel, or of a pastel shade. 4. the art or process of drawing with pastels. 5. any of various light or pale colors. 6. a light literary work, as a sketch. [1913 Webster] |
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