PENCIL
\pˈɛnsə͡l], \pˈɛnsəl], \p_ˈɛ_n_s_əl]\
Definitions of PENCIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
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a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
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a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
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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"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
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Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
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An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
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A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
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A small medicated bougie.
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To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
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Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
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An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
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A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
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A small medicated bougie.
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To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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A small fine brush used by artists; a pointed instrument of black lead, etc., often inclosed in wood, and used for writing, drawing, etc.
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To write, sketch, etc., with, or as with, a pencil.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To write, sketch, or mark with a pencil: to paint or draw:-pr.p. pencilling; pa.t. and pa.p. pencilled.
By Daniel Lyons
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Small brush for painting; instrument of black lead, &c., for writing or drawing; a collection of rays.
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To write, draw, or paint with a pencil.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To mark, write, or draw with a pencil.
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A long, pointed strip of wood enclosing a slip of graphite, slate, etc., used for writing, drawing, etc.
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A small, finely pointed paintbrush.
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A group of lines or rays diverging from a given point.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A pointed instrument used for writing or drawing. In pharmacy, a pencil-shaped medicine, such as a stick of lunar caustic.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.
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