Pastel
Pronunciation : Pas"tel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. Pastil.]
Definition : 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.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913