Crayon — Cray on (kr? ?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[ e] Cont[ e] s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[ e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crayon board — Crayon Cray on (kr? ?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[ e] Cont[ e] s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[ e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawing — Draw ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drawing chalk — Drawing Draw ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawing knife — Drawing Draw ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawing paper — Drawing Draw ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawing slate — Drawing Draw ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil … Universalium
crayon — I. noun Etymology: French, crayon, pencil, from diminutive of craie chalk, from Latin creta Date: 1644 1. a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing 2. a crayon drawing II. transitive verb Date: 1662 to draw… … New Collegiate Dictionary
crayon board — noun : cardboard with a surface for crayon drawing * * * crayon board, a cardboard for crayon or pastel, usually with a roughened surface … Useful english dictionary
