burnt sienna

burnt sienna

n.

1. A reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining raw sienna.

2. A dark reddish orange.

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burnt sienna

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown colour

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burnt sienna - a shade of brown with a tinge of red reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, mahogany brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation brick red - a bright reddish-brown color copper color, copper - a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper Indian red - a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
	2.	burnt sienna - a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna sienna - an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment