Crayon-drawing

  • 31crayon — /ˈkreɪɒn / (say krayon) noun 1. a pointed stick or pencil of coloured wax, chalk, etc., used for drawing. 2. a drawing in crayons. –verb (t) (crayoned, crayoning) 3. to draw with a crayon or crayons. 4. to sketch out (a plan, etc.). {French, from …

  • 32crayon — cray|on1 [ kreı,an ] noun count a small stick of colored WAX used for drawing crayon cray|on 2 [ kreı,an ] verb intransitive or transitive to draw something using a crayon …

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  • 33crayon — 1. noun /ˈkɹeɪ.ən,ˈkɹeɪ.ɒn,ˈkræn,ˈkraʊn/ A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. 2. verb /ˈkɹeɪ.ən,ˈkɹeɪ.ɒn,ˈkræn,ˈkraʊn/ To draw with a crayon …

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  • 34crayon — [[t]kre͟ɪɒn[/t]] crayons N COUNT A crayon is a pencil containing coloured wax or clay, or a rod of coloured wax used for drawing …

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  • 35crayon — noun a pencil or stick of coloured chalk or wax, used for drawing. verb draw with a crayon or crayons. Origin C17: from Fr., from craie chalk …

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  • 36crayon — 1 noun (C) a stick of coloured wax 1 (1) or chalk 2 (2) used for writing or drawing, especially on paper: children s crayons 2 verb (I, T) to draw with a crayon …

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  • 37crayon manner — noun : a manner of etching in which the ground is perforated with various needles, roulettes, or mattoirs to produce the effect of crayon or chalk drawing on the print called also chalk manner …

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  • 38drawing paper — /ˈdrɔɪŋ peɪpə/ (say droyng paypuh) noun a rough surfaced paper, particularly suited to pencil, crayon or charcoal drawing, as its surface gives a grained effect …

  • 39crayon — n. & v. n. 1 a stick or pencil of coloured chalk, wax, etc. used for drawing. 2 a drawing made with this. v.tr. draw with crayons. Etymology: F f. craie f. L creta chalk …

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  • 40crayon — cray·on || kreɪən n. colored pencil, stick of colored wax for drawing and coloring …

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