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Definitions for: Pencil
[n] a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
[v] write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"
Webster (1913) Definition: Pen"cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum,
penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf.
Penicil.]
1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters
for laying on colors.
With subtile pencil depainted was this storie.
--Chaucer.
2. 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.
3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar
manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the
artist, descriptive writer, etc.
4. (Opt.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light,
especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
5. (Geom.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the
point of intersection being called the pencil point.
6. (Med.) A small medicated bougie.
Pencil case, a holder for pencil lead.
Pencil flower (Bot.), an American perennial leguminous herb
(Stylosanthes elatior).
Pencil lead, a slender rod of black lead, or the like,
adapted for insertion in a holder.
Pen"cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Penciledor Pencilled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Penciling or Pencilling.]
To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
--Cowper.
Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. --Harte.
See Also: delineate, describe, draw, lead pencil, line, outline, peak, pencil eraser, point, rubber, rubber eraser, slate pencil, tip, trace, writing implement
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