conte

¹

[kawn-te]

noun

Italian.

plural

conti 

1. count.

Conté

²

[kohn-tey, kon-tee, kawn-tey]

plural

Contés 

1. Trademark.,  a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.

Conté

¹

/ kɔ̃te, ˈkɒnteɪ /

noun

1. Also called: conté-crayon. a hard crayon used by artists, etc, made of clay and graphite and often coloured a reddish-brown

conte

²

/ kɔ̃t /

noun

1. a tale or short story, esp of adventure

Word History and Origins

Origin of Conté¹

1850–55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it

Word History and Origins

Origin of Conté¹

C19: named after N.J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist

Related Words

• adventure 
• anecdote 
• article 
• autobiography 
• biography 
• book 
• comedy 
• description 
• drama 
• fable 
• fantasy 
• feature 
• fiction 
• history 
• information 
• legend 
• memoir 
• myth 
• narrative 
• novel