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RAW SIENNA

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• RAW SIENNA (noun)
The noun RAW SIENNA has 2 senses:

1. a medium to dark tan color
2. a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna

Familiarity information: RAW SIENNA used as a noun is rare.

• RAW SIENNA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A medium to dark tan color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

caramel brown; raw sienna; yellowish brown; caramel; buff

Hypernyms ("raw sienna" is a kind of...):

brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raw sienna"):

snuff-color; snuff-colour (dark yellowish brown)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("raw sienna" is a kind of...):

sienna (an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment)

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