a thin cylindrical instrument used for writing, drawing, etc, consisting of a rod of graphite or other marking substance, usually either encased in wood and sharpened or held in a mechanical metal device
b.
(as modifier)
a pencil drawing
2.
something similar in shape or function
a styptic pencil
an eyebrow pencil
3.
a narrow set of lines or rays, such as light rays, diverging from or converging to a point
4. archaic
an artist's fine paintbrush
5. rare
an artist's individual style or technique in drawing
verbWord forms: -cils, -cilling, -cilledWord forms: US-cils, -ciling or -ciled(transitive)
6.
to draw, colour, or write with a pencil
7.
to mark with a pencil
8. pencil in
Derived forms
penciller (ˈpenciller) or US penciler (ˈpenciler)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French pincel, from Latin pēnicillus painter's brush, from pēniculus a little tail, from pēnis tail
Examples of 'pencilled' in a sentence
pencilled
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Her eyebrows were lightly pencilled in, giving her a mildly puzzled expression at all times.
Cassidy, Anne IN REAL LIFE
Between the ill-written pencilled lines, already faint, she saw his face.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION
All related terms of 'pencilled'
pencil
A pencil is an object that you write or draw with. It consists of a thin piece of wood with a rod of a black or coloured substance through the middle . If you write or draw something in pencil , you do it using a pencil.
red-pencilled
to revise or correct (a book, manuscript , etc)
blue-pencilled
to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor
pencil in
If an event or appointment is pencilled in , it has been agreed that it should take place, but it will have to be confirmed later.
red-pencil
to revise or correct (a book, manuscript , etc)
red-pencilling
to revise or correct (a book, manuscript , etc)
blue pencil
deletion , alteration , or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
blue-pencilling
to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor