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sienna definition

si·enna (sē en′ə)

noun

  1. an earth pigment containing iron and manganese oxides, yellowish-brown in the natural state and reddish-brown when burnt
  2. either of these colors

Etymology: It terra di Siena, lit., earth of Siena, where first obtained

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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