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burnt sienna

burnt sienna noun: dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.

Noun

burnt sienna (plural burnt siennas)

  1. dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.
    • We drink the last of the spring water in our canteens and, still thirsty, look to the river, that sombre flow the color of burnt sienna, raw umber, muy colorado, too thin to plow–as the Mormons say–and too thick to drink.1968, Edward Abbey, “Down the River”, in Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness, McGraw-Hill; republished New York: Touchstone, 1968, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 160

Adjective

burnt sienna (not comparable)

  1. Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.

burnt sienna meaning in Tamil

burnt sienna in Tamil

சுட்ட செங்கல் நிறம்

Forms of burnt sienna

pluralburnt siennas

Questions about burnt sienna

What does burnt sienna mean?
Burnt sienna means dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.
What is burnt sienna in Tamil?
Burnt sienna in Tamil is சுட்ட செங்கல் நிறம். See Burnt sienna meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is burnt sienna?
Burnt sienna can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of burnt sienna?
The plural of burnt sienna is burnt siennas.

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