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View synonyms for burnt sienna

burnt sienna

[ burnt see-en-uh ]

noun

  1. sienna1
  2. an intense dark reddish-brown color.


burnt sienna

noun

  1. a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace
  2. a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt sienna1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

The female must content herself with burnt sienna back-covering which comes down onto her ochre-coloured belly.

This may be colored with anything desired, like burnt sienna, annatto, or other coloring material.

Some plain wooden armchairs were set against the walls that had been rough plastered and washed with burnt sienna brown.

The colors used are raw sienna, burnt umber, Vandyke brown and a little burnt sienna.

The colors used are raw sienna and raw and burnt umber; a little burnt sienna may be added to the shading color.

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