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Pencil ˈpensl Drawing Coloured Noun Bre Paper Scribbled

Word pencil
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈpensl / NAmE / ˈpensl /
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  • a pencil drawing
  • i'll get a pencil and paper.
  • she scribbled a note in pencil.
  • coloured pencils
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pencil

(noun)BrE / ˈpensl / NAmE / ˈpensl /
  1. a narrow piece of wood, or a metal or plastic case, containing a black or coloured substance, used for drawing or writing
    • see also eyebrow pencil
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/eyebrow-pencil
    • a pencil drawing
    • I'll get a pencil and paper.
    • She scribbled a note in pencil.
    • coloured pencils
    • margin notes in pencil

    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’.
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