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   Pastel (?), n. [F.; cf. It. pastello.  Cf. Pastil.]
   1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.]  “Charming heads in pastel.”  W. Black.
   
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   2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself.
   
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