sienna

si·en·na  (s-n)

n.

1. A special clay containing iron and manganese oxides, used as a pigment for oil and watercolor painting.

2.

a. Raw sienna.

b. Burnt sienna.

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[Short for terra-sienna, from Italian terra di Sienna, earth of Siena, after Siena.]

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sienna [sɪˈɛnə]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) the colour of this pigment See also burnt sienna

[from Italian terra di Siena earth of Siena]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sienna - an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment earth color - a colored mineral used as a pigment burnt sienna - a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna raw sienna - a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna

Translations

sienna [sɪˈenə] N → siena f

sienna

n (= earth) → Sienaerde f; (= colour) → Ockergelb nt; raw sienna → Ockergelb nt; burned sienna → gebrannte Siena

adj → ockergelb; raw sienna → ockergelb; burned sienna → siena(braun), rotbraun

sienna [sɪˈɛnə] n (colour) → terra di Siena

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sienna [sɪˈɛnə] n (colour) → terra di Siena