penicil

American  

[pen-uh-sil] / ˈpɛn ə sɪl /

noun

1. a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.

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Etymology

Origin of penicil

First recorded in 1820–30, penicil is from the Latin word pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil. See pencil

Example Sentences

Penicil, pen′i-sil, n. a brush of hairs: a pledget for wounds, &c.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Penicil′lium, one of the blue-moulds.

From Project Gutenberg

A few U.S. hospitals made penicil lin by "kitchen culture."

From Time Magazine Archive

But through the whole winter of 1942, only enough penicil lin was made in the U.S. to treat about 50 patients.

From Time Magazine Archive