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| pen·cil [ pénssəl ] |
noun (plural pen·cils) |
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1. writing instrument: a thin cylindrical instrument used for drawing or writing. It consists of a rod of graphite or some other erasable marking material inside a wooden or metal shaft.
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2. something resembling pencil: something that has a shape, structure, or function similar to a pencil, e.g. a stick for applying cosmetics
  an eyebrow pencil
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3. optics cylinder of light: a long narrow cylinder or cone of light with a small angle of convergence
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4. mathematics set of lines through point: the set of all lines passing through a fixed point or of all lines parallel to a given line
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5. graphic arts artist's individual style: the individual drawing style or technique of an artist
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transitive verb (past and past participle pen·ciled, present participle pen·cil·ing, 3rd person present singular pen·cils) |
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write something with pencil: to draw, mark, write, or color something with a pencil
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| [14th century. Via Old French pincel< Latin peniculus "brush," literally "small tail" < penis "tail"] |
