sienna
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• noun
A natural earth clay containing iron oxide and manganese oxide, used as a yellowish-brown pigment in its raw state or as a rich reddish-brown pigment when roasted.
"The portrait painter mixed raw sienna with titanium white to create warm skin tones."
A warm yellowish-brown or reddish-brown color characteristic of raw or burnt sienna pigment.
"The desert cliffs glowed with shades of gold and deep sienna in the late afternoon sun."
• adjective
Having a warm yellowish-brown or reddish-brown color resembling the earth pigment.
"The autumn leaves turned a rich sienna hue before falling from the branches."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Italian 'terra di Siena', literally meaning 'earth of Siena', in reference to the Tuscan city where the iron-oxide clay was mined during the Renaissance.