crayon
crayon definition
crayon (krā′ən, -än′)
noun
- a small stick of chalk, charcoal, or colored wax, used for drawing, coloring, or writing
- a drawing made with crayons
Etymology: Fr, pencil < craie, chalk < L creta, chalk, white earth, prob. < (terra) creta, sifted (earth) < pp. of cernere, to sift: see crisis
transitive verb
to draw or color with crayons
Related Forms:
- crayonist cray′·on·ist noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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