<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A color having a soft, subdued shade.</li><li>A kind of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water.</li><li>A chalklike crayon made from such paste.</li><li>The art of drawing with such crayons.</li><li>A drawing so made.</li><li>A short, light prose study or sketch.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Having a soft, subdued shade.</li><li>Drawn with pastels: a pastel portrait.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>