slate penciln.

Etymology: slate n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslate pencil.

1. A pencil, made of soft slate or other material, used for writing on a slate.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pencil > slate pencil

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1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 483 Some wear, at their nostrils, slate pencils, about four inches long.

1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xv A manufactory of slate pencils has of late been established.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2201/1 The common irregularly shaped black slate-pencils..are made in Germany.

2. The material of which slate-pencils are made.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > for slate pencils

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1801 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 436 Children..often introduce..pieces of slate-pencil, and even pins into their ears.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby i. 3 Putting out at good interest a small capital of slate-pencil and marbles.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

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1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 29 A grayish slate-pencil pallor.

1894 Proc. Geologists' Assoc. 1893–4 13 364 Slate-pencil-coloured strings of clay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	slate pencil
释义	slate penciln. Etymology: slate n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslate pencil. 1. A pencil, made of soft slate or other material, used for writing on a slate. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pencil > slate pencil slate pencil1761 skaillie1808 peak1825 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 483 Some wear, at their nostrils, slate pencils, about four inches long. 1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xv A manufactory of slate pencils has of late been established. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2201/1 The common irregularly shaped black slate-pencils..are made in Germany. 2. The material of which slate-pencils are made. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > for slate pencils slate pencil1801 pencil1878 1801 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 436 Children..often introduce..pieces of slate-pencil, and even pins into their ears. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby i. 3 Putting out at good interest a small capital of slate-pencil and marbles. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 29 A grayish slate-pencil pallor. 1894 Proc. Geologists' Assoc. 1893–4 13 364 Slate-pencil-coloured strings of clay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1761
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