pencilings
plural of penciling
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"cil*ing, n. Etym: [Written also pencilling.]
1. The work of the pencil or bruch; as, delicate penciling in a picture.
2. (Brickwork)
Definition: Lines of white or black paint drawn along a mortar joint in a brick wall. Knight.
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
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
