Assertion: pastel | /r/HasProperty | material
Facets:
value: literally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: 1660s, "crayons, chalk-like pigment used in crayons," from French pastel "crayon," from Italian pastello "a pastel," literally "material reduced to a paste," probably from Late Latin pastellus, diminutive of pasta "dough, paste" (see pasta).