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crayon

cray·on [ kráy òn ]


noun  (plural cray·ons)
Definition:
 
1. colored drawing stick: a stick of colored wax, chalk, or charcoal, used for drawing and coloring

2. drawing: a drawing made using crayons



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle cray·oned, present participle cray·on·ing, 3rd person present singular cray·ons)
Definition:
 
use crayons: to draw or color something with crayons

[Mid-17th century. < French, "pencil" < craie "chalk" < Latin creta "chalk, clay"]

cray·on·ist noun
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