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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pastels</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>pastel</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>pastelists</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>crayons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pastel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pastel chalk</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pastel crayons</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Colored crayons or chalk-like sticks that consist of finely ground pigments mixed with a small amount of a water-based binder, such as gum tragacanth or, from the mid-20th century, methyl cellulose. Used in drawing. Many pastels contain pure pigments producing intense, deep colors; lighter colors are diluted with an inert filler (chalk, gypsum, talc, kaolin, etc.). Pastels produce a powdery, easily smudged drawing.  ]]></note></mads>