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pencil crayon

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noun

  1. a pencil containing a coloured marking substance; coloured pencil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Desmond’s varied illustrations combine watercolors, acrylic paint, pencil, crayon and printmaking techniques to create ever-changing moods and spectacular scenes of Arctic life.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016

Even more remarkable, and less familiar, are large drawings from 1966 notable especially for their skeins of automatist drawing in pencil, crayon and ballpoint.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2015

I can teach drawing in pencil, crayon, or water colors, well enough for beginners.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Miniatures, half-lengths, whole-lengths, pencil, crayon, and water-colours had been all tried in turn.

From Emma by Austen, Jane

They are drawn on papers of various colors and different preparations, with pen, pencil, crayon, charcoal, silver point, tempera, or water-colors.

From Dürer Artist-Biographies by Sweetser, M. F.

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