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pastels


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

pastels

Details

Colored crayons that consist of pigment mixed with just enough of an aqueous binder to hold it together; used in drawing.

Variations

pastels (crayons)

crayons, pastel

pastel crayons

pastel

pastel chalk

crayons pastel

crayon pastel

Broader Term

crayons

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