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Meaning of SIENNA

Pronunciation:  see'enu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
 
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 See Also: burnt sienna, earth color, raw sienna

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Si*en"na\, n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.]
(Chem.)
Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or
manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the
raw state or burnt.
{Burnt sienna}, sienna made of a much redder color by the
   action of fire.
{Raw sienna}, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent
   yellowish brown color.
 

 

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