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Webster 1913 Edition


Sienna

Si-en′na

,
Noun.
[It.
terra di Siena
, fr.
Siena
in Italy.]
(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.
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Raw sienna
,
sienna in its natural state, of a transparent yellowish brown color.