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Burnt sienna   /bərnt siˈɛnə/   Listen
noun
Sienna  n.  (Chem.) Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt.
Burnt sienna, sienna made of a much redder color by the action of fire.
Raw sienna, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent yellowish brown color.






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"Burnt sienna" Quotes from Famous Books



... size of the common bear; and it differed from the latter in other respects. Its ears were more erect; its eyes, of burnt sienna colour, looked more fiery and glaring; its head and muzzle were broader—giving it an appearance of greater boldness and strength— and its long crescent-shaped claws, protruding from the shaggy covering of its feet, could be ...
— The Boy Hunters • Captain Mayne Reid



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