Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sienna \Si*en"na\, n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.]
(Chem.)
Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or
manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the
raw state or burnt.
{Burnt sienna}, sienna made of a much redder color by the
action of fire.
{Raw sienna}, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent
yellowish brown color.
Source : WordNet®
burnt sienna
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown},
{sepia}, {Venetian red}]
2: a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna