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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 3B.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 3H; a pencil with hard lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 2B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 4B.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 2H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 4H; a pencil with hard lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 3H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 5H; a pencil with very hard lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 4B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 6B; a pencil with very soft lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 4H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 6H; a pencil with very hard lead.
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(British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 5B; a pencil with extremely soft lead.
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(Britain) The grade of pencil that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead.
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(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
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(countable) A graphite pencil.
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A pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces and the red colour makes it easy to find when dropped among construction debris.
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A wax-based pencil used for writing on shiny surfaces.
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A Chinagraph brand grease pencil.
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(American spelling) alternative form of colored pencil [(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.]
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(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.
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A book containing line art for readers (usually children) to add color using crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, or other artistic media.
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(US) Alternative form of colored pencil [(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.]
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(British spelling) alternative form of colored pencil (US) [(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.]
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(British spelling) alternative form of colored pencil (US) [(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.]
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(British spelling) alternative form of colored pencil [(American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.]
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Alternative form of Conté. [(art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base.]
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Alternative letter-case form of Conté. [(art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base.]
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(trademark) A brand of art supplies from the Crayola company, especially crayons.
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(dated) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.
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A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
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Makeup in a pencil-like applicator used to define or draw on the eyebrows.
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A grade of black-lead pencil (originally an abbreviation of fine).
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A small pencil, often about three inches long; one which was manufactured that way originally (as opposed to one which has become so through usage).
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A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
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A wax-based pencil used for writing on shiny surfaces.
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(Australia) A lead pencil.
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(Britain) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.
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hard black (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade B, but darker marks than a grade H pencil).
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A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum used to absorb graphite or charcoal.
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A make-up pencil with a kohl core, which can be sharpened in the usual manner, used for enhancing the eyes.
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(countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
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A pencil with a core made of graphite.
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A simple mechanical pencil that uses individual leads that eventually need replacing.
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(Canada, US) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.
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Short form of number 2 pencil
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(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.
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A pencil with hardness level 2.
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A form of crayon composed of water-soluble paint.
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A crayon made from such a paste.
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(India) mechanical pencil
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A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
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An object purposed to contain different stationery like pencil, rubber, correction fluid, etc.
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(Canada, Northern England) A colored pencil.
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The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.
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A tiny pencil (either manufactured that way, or become that way through constant usage).
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(South Africa, historical) A method of determining racial identity, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.
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A narrow beam of light that does not spread out
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(historical) The amount of paint, water, ink, etc. that can be held on a paintbrush.
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Drawings done with a pencil.
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(literary, obsolete) A wing (appendage of an animal's body enabling it to fly); any of the outermost primary feathers on a wing.
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Obsolete spelling of pencil [(now chiefly historical) A paintbrush.]
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Obsolete form of porte-crayon. [(now historical) An instrument (typically a metallic tube with a clasp) used to hold a pencil, lead etc. for drawing.]
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(now historical) An instrument (typically a metallic tube with a clasp) used to hold a pencil, lead etc. for drawing.
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(UK) A mechanical pencil.
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(art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
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(art) A soft black pastel used for backgrounds.
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A wax-based pencil used for writing on shiny surfaces.
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Alternative form of number 2 pencil
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