pencil
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English pensel, from Anglo-French pincel, from Vulgar Latin *penicellus, alteration of Latin penicillus, diminutive of peniculus brush, from diminutive of penis tail, penis
Date: 14th century
1. an artist's brush
2. an artist's individual skill or style
3.
a. an implement for writing, drawing, or marking consisting of or containing a slender cylinder or strip of a solid marking substance
b. a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications
4. a set of geometric objects each pair of which has a common property <
the lines in a plane through a point comprise a pencil of lines
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5. something (as a beam of radiation) long and thin like a pencil
II. transitive verb
(-ciled or -cilled; -ciling or pencilling)
Date: circa 1532
1. to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencil
2. to plan or designate tentatively — used with in <penciled him in as the nominee
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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 — 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
