PENCIL

pencil

(noun) a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

pencil

(noun) a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; “an eyebrow pencil”

pencil

(noun) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

pencil

(noun) graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; “the words were scribbled in pencil”; “this artist’s favorite medium is pencil”

pencil

(verb) write, draw, or trace with a pencil; “he penciled a figure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

pencil (plural pencils)

(now, chiefly, historical) A paintbrush. [from 14th c.]

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.]

(geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane. [from 19th c.]

(medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie. [19th c.]

Verb

pencil (third-person singular simple present pencils, present participle (US) penciling or (UK) pencilling, simple past and past participle (US) penciled or (UK) pencilled)

(transitive) To write (something) using a pencil.

(transitive) To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.

Source: Wiktionary

---

Pen"cil, n. Etym: [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. With subtile pencil depainted was this storie. Chaucer.

2. A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.

3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.

4. (Opt.)

Definition: An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

5. (Geom.)

Definition: A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

6. (Med.)

Definition: A small medicated bougie. Pencil case, a holder for pencil lead.

– Pencil flower (Bot.), an American perennial leguminous herb (Stylosanthes elatior).

– Pencil lead, a slender rod of black lead, or the like, adapted for insertion in a holder.

Pen"cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Penciled or Pencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Penciling or Pencilling.]

Definition: To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Cowper. Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. Harte.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins