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- Dictionarypencil/ˈpɛnsl/
noun
- 1. an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a cylindrical case: "have a pencil and paper ready"
- 2. a set of light rays, lines, etc. converging to or diverging narrowly from a single point.
verb
- 1. write, draw, or colour with a pencil: "a previous owner has pencilled their name inside the cover" Similar
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PENCIL definition: 1. a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or…. Learn more.
Pencil, from Old French pincel, from late Latin penicillus a "little tail" (see penis; pincellus) originally referred to an artist's fine brush of camel hair, also used for writing before modern lead or chalk pencils.. Though the archetypal pencil was an artist's brush, the stylus, a thin metal stick used for scratching in papyrus or wax tablets, was used extensively by the Romans and for palm-leaf manuscripts.
pencil: [verb] to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencil.
Pencil definition: a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.. See examples of PENCIL used in a sentence.
PENCIL meaning: 1. a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or…. Learn more.
Word Origin Middle English (denoting a fine paintbrush): from Old French pincel, from a diminutive of Latin peniculus ‘brush’, diminutive of penis ‘tail’. The verb was originally (early 16th cent.) in the sense ‘paint with a fine brush’.
If you want to write something you can easily erase, write it with a pencil (instead of with a pen). When you color in the bubbles on a standardized test, a #2 pencil is the way to go.
2. Something shaped or used like a pencil, especially a narrow medicated or cosmetic stick: an eyebrow pencil.
8 meanings: 1. a. a thin cylindrical instrument used for writing, drawing, etc, consisting of a rod of graphite or other.... Click for more definitions.
PENCIL definition: a long, thin wooden object with a black or coloured point that you write or draw with. Learn more.
