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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining raw sienna.
- noun A dark reddish orange.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted
sienna . - adjective Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted
sienna .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- noun a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
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sionnach commented on the word burnt sienna
Kind of like burnt umbrage, but without the anger.
November 30, 2007
bilby commented on the word burnt sienna
That would be right. Siena's not far from Umbria.
November 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word burnt sienna
Are either of them burning, that anyone knows about?
November 30, 2007