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Drawing ˈdrɔːɪŋ Pencil/Charcoal Collection Pencil Noun Bre Paul

Word drawing
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈdrɔːɪŋ / NAmE / ˈdrɔːɪŋ /
Example
  • a pencil/charcoal drawing
  • a drawing by paul klee
  • a drawing of a yacht
  • a collection of children’s drawings
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drawing

(noun)BrE / ˈdrɔːɪŋ / NAmE / ˈdrɔːɪŋ /
  1. a picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint
    • a pencil/charcoal drawing
    • a drawing by Paul Klee
    • a drawing of a yacht
    • a collection of children’s drawings
    • He did/made a drawing of the old farmhouse.
    • The children were drawing pictures of their pets.
    • a collection of paintings by American artists
    • a pencil/charcoal drawing
    • Vermeer’s ‘Portrait of the artist in his studio’
    • a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself)
    • a Renoir print
    • I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting.
  2. the art or skill of making pictures, plans, etc. using a pen or pencil
    • I'm not very good at drawing.
    • = draw
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/draw_2

    Extra Examples

    • He earned money as a model for life-drawing classes.
    • He made a drawing of how the Roman villa must have looked.
    • The bridge looked quite different from the architect’s original drawings.
    • The door opened onto a courtyard, as shown in the drawing.
    • The drawing shows the Market Square.
    • These days, designers spend more time at the computer than at the drawing board.
    • a pencil drawing by Picasso
    • a scale drawing of a jet
    • a set of charcoal drawings by a local artist
    • a working drawing of the proposed power station
    • He did a drawing of a yacht.
    • I’m not very good at drawing.
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