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a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"

a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.

Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.

An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

A small medicated bougie.

To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.

A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, - used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.

A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.

Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.

An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

A small medicated bougie.

To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.

A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, - used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.

A small fine brush used by artists; a pointed instrument of black lead, etc., often inclosed in wood, and used for writing, drawing, etc.

To write, sketch, etc., with, or as with, a pencil.

1. A roll of lint or other material in the form of a cylinder. 2. A stick of lunar caustic pointed like a pencil. 3. All the rays of light focussed at a given point.

To write, sketch, or mark with a pencil: to paint or draw:-pr.p. pencilling; pa.t. and pa.p. pencilled.

Small brush for painting; instrument of black lead, &c., for writing or drawing; a collection of rays.

To write, draw, or paint with a pencil.

To mark, write, or draw with a pencil.

A long, pointed strip of wood enclosing a slip of graphite, slate, etc., used for writing, drawing, etc.

A small, finely pointed paintbrush.

A group of lines or rays diverging from a given point.

A small brush used by painters for laying on colours; a pointed instrument of black-lead, coloured chalk, &c.; a collection of rays of light.

To mark, paint or draw, as with a pencil.

A thin strip or thread of plumbago or black-lead, or other substance, generally enclosed in a cover of soft wood, and pointed at one end, used for writing or drawing; a small fine brush used in painting; the art of drawing; a collection of rays of light converging to, or diverging from, a single point.

To write, mark, or sketch with a pencil; to delineate.

A pointed instrument used for writing or drawing. In pharmacy, a pencil-shaped medicine, such as a stick of lunar caustic.

n. [Latin] A small brush used by painters;—an instrument of black lead, red chalk, &c., used for writing and drawing;—hence the art, capacity, or instrument of painting, drawing, or describing;—an aggregate or collection of rays of light which converge to or diverge form a point.