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

Noun

a natural earth used as a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown pigment

Adjective

1. burnt sienna reddish-brown

2. raw sienna yellowish-brown [after Siena, Italian city]

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