sienna
pronunciation
How to pronounce sienna in British English:
UK [siˈenə]
How to pronounce sienna in American English:
US [sɪ'enə]
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- Noun:
- an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
Word Origin
- Sienna
- city in central Italy, probably from Senones, the name of a Gaulish people who settled there in ancient times. Related: Sienese. The brownish-ochre color (1760) is from Italian terra di Sienna "earth of Siena," where the coloring material first was produced.
Example
- 1. Black or blue ink is the form but in italy burnt sienna is the smartest choice .
- 2. Sienna miller turns the london eye ( red ) on world aids day
- 3. The 20-year-old actress also put victoria beckham in the shade , with the singer-turned-fashion designer coming second , followed by keira knightley , cheryl cole and sienna miller .
- 4. His wife and ms. simpson survive him , as do his three children with ms. powell , his daughters eve jobs and erin sienna jobs and a son , reed ; another daughter , lisa brennan-jobs , from a relationship with chrisann brennan ; and another sister , patti jobs .
- 5. It also emerged on tuesday that actress sienna miller had obtained a court ruling ordering phone operator vodafone to disclose data relating to other users - so-called third party disclosure .