crayon cray·on n

crayon cray·on n
['kreɪən]
(wax) pastello a cera, (chalk) gessetto, (coloured pencil) matita colorata

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  • Crayon — Cray on (kr? ?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[ e] Cont[ e] s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[ e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crayon board — Crayon Cray on (kr? ?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[ e] Cont[ e] s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[ e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crayon drawing — Crayon Cray on (kr? ?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Cont[ e] Cont[ e] s pencil, i. e., one made a black compound invented by Cont[ e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta; said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island Crete. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crayon — cray|on1 [ kreı,an ] noun count a small stick of colored WAX used for drawing crayon cray|on 2 [ kreı,an ] verb intransitive or transitive to draw something using a crayon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Crayon — Cray on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crayoned} ( ?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crayoning}.] [Cf. F. crayonner.] To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan. [1913 Webster] He soon afterwards composed that discourse, conformably to the plan which he had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cray|on — «KRAY uhn, on», noun, verb, oned, on|ing. –n. 1. a stick or pencil of chalk, charcoal, or a waxlike, colored substance, used for drawing or writing: »The sick child spent hours using crayons to color pictures in a coloring book. 2. a drawing made …   Useful english dictionary

  • crayon — cray•on [[t]ˈkreɪ ɒn, ən[/t]] n. 1) fia a pointed stick or pencil, as of colored chalk or wax, used for drawing or coloring 2) fia a drawing in crayons 3) fia to draw or color with a crayon or crayons • Etymology: 1635–45; < F, =craie chalk… …   From formal English to slang

  • crayon — cray|on1 [ˈkreıən, ɔn US a:n, ən] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: craie chalk ] a stick of coloured ↑wax or ↑chalk that children use to draw pictures crayon 2 crayon2 v [I and T] to draw something with a crayon …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crayon — cray·on …   English syllables

  • Crayon — Cra|yon auch: Cray|on 〈 [krɛjɔ̃:] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; veraltet〉 = Krayon …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • porte-crayon — port crayˈon or porte crayˈon noun (Fr porte crayon) a handle for holding a crayon • • • Main Entry: ↑port * * * porte crayon see port crayon …   Useful english dictionary

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