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SIENNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sienna" is a kind of...):
earth color (a colored mineral used as a pigment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sienna"):
burnt sienna (a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna)
raw sienna (a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna)