SIENNA

sienna

(noun) an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sienna (countable and uncountable, plural siennas)

(countable) A form of clay containing iron and manganese.

(countable and uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.

(countable and uncountable) A light reddish-brown colour.

Synonyms

• (clay): raw sienna

Adjective

sienna (not comparable)

having a reddish-brown colour.

Anagrams

• Annies, Sannie, inanes, insane, nenias, sannie

Proper noun

Sienna

A female given name from English of modern usage from the sienna colour.

Anagrams

• Annies, Sannie, inanes, insane, nenias, sannie

Source: Wiktionary

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Si*en"na, n. Etym: [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.] (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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