Pencil
- Pencil
- Pencil 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.
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With subtile pencil depainted was this storie.
--Chaucer.
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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}.
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3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar
manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the
artist, descriptive writer, etc.
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4. (Opt.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light,
especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
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5. (Geom.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the
point of intersection being called the pencil point.
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6. (Med.) A small medicated bougie.
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{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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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pencil in — ˌpencil ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pencil in he/she/it pencils in present participle pencilling in past tense … Useful english dictionary
Pencil — это программа для создания 2D анимации, которая запускается на Mac, Windows, Linux и BSD. Pencil использует единый растрово векторный интерфейс для создания простой 2D графики и анимации. Pencil написан на C++ и основан на Qt. Приложение… … Википедия
pencil — (n.) late 14c., an artist s fine brush of camel hair, from O.Fr. pincel artist s paintbrush (Fr. pinceau), from L. penicillus paintbrush, pencil, lit. little tail, dim. of peniculus brush, itself a dim. of penis tail (see PENIS (Cf. penis)).… … Etymology dictionary
pencil — [pen′səl] n. [ME pencel < MFr pincel < VL * penicellus < L penicillus, a brush < dim. of penis, a tail, PENIS: mod. sense & form infl. by PEN2] 1. Archaic an artist s small, fine brush 2. the individual style or ability of an artist 3 … English World dictionary
Pencil — Développeur Evolus Dernière version 1.2.0 … Wikipédia en Français
pencil — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in wood or a cylindrical case. ► VERB (pencilled, pencilling; US penciled, penciling) 1) write, draw, or colour with a pencil. 2) (p … English terms dictionary
Pencil — Pen cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penciled}or {Pencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penciling} or {Pencilling}.] To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. Harte. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pencil — ⇒PENCIL, subst. masc. Vx. Crayon de maquillage pour les sourcils, les yeux, les lèvres. Ses yeux (...) distinguaient au milieu d un attirail de miroirs à main, de pencils, patte de lièvre, boîtes à poudre et à onguents, (...) l infortunée Déborah … Encyclopédie Universelle
pencil in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… … New idioms dictionary
pencil — as a verb has inflected forms pencilled, pencilling in BrE, and usually penciled, penciling in AmE … Modern English usage
