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sienna

si.en.na \se--'en-*\ n [It terra di Siena, lit., Siena earth, fr. Siena, 
   Italy] : an earthy substance containing oxides of iron and usu. of 
   manganese that  is brownish yellow when raw and orange red or reddish brown 
   when burnt and is used as a pigment