pencil
- pencil
pen•cil
[[t]ˈpɛn səl[/t]]
n. v. -ciled, -cil•ing (esp. brit.)-cilled, -cil•ling.
1) a slender tube of wood, metal, etc., containing a core of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing
2) a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc
3) a stick of medicated material
4) a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point:
a pencil of sunlight[/ex]
5) a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking
6) skill in drawing
7) fia archaic an artist's paintbrush, esp. for fine work
8) to write, draw, or mark with or as if with a pencil
9) cvb phv pencil in, to schedule or list tentatively, by or as if by writing down in pencil rather than in ink
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Etymology:
1350–1400; ME pencel < MF pincel « L pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil, dim. of pēniculus little tail. See penis, -cule I
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Look at other dictionaries:
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 — 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. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
