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pen·cil
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penciling
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing. -
eyebrow pencil
make-up for eyebrows -
grease pencil
a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces. -
mechanical pencil
a pencil for holding lead that can be extended by mechanical means. -
photochronograph
a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object. -
stroke
a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.