lead pencil

[ led ]

/ lɛd /

noun

a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.

Origin of lead pencil

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby lead pencil

lead monoxide, leadoff, lead on, lead one to, lead oxide, lead pencil, lead-pipe cinch, leadplant, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet

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Example sentences from the Web for lead pencil

Gertrude asked for a lead-pencil and wrote one to a cousin in Montana, and Mr. Barker signed his name beneath hers.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
Her listener hesitated for an instant, scratching the blonde plush of his cropped scalp with his lead-pencil.
Stories of the Foot-hills|Margaret Collier Graham
He was a very busy man, de Psalmist—writin' down hymns all day, sharpen'n' his lead-pencil, bossin' 'roun' de choir—callin' Selah!
Eli|Heman White Chaplin
That lead-pencil knew enough to realize that my ear was so big that anything short of a cord-wood stick could hide behind it.
Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln

A block of paper is put on the table with a lead-pencil, with the hope of getting writing.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion

British Dictionary definitions for lead pencil

lead pencil

/ (lɛd) /

noun

a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound

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单词	lead pencil
释义	lead pencil [ led ] / lɛd / noun a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder. Origin of lead pencil First recorded in 1680–90 Words nearby lead pencil lead monoxide, leadoff, lead on, lead one to, lead oxide, lead pencil, lead-pipe cinch, leadplant, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lead pencil Gertrude asked for a lead-pencil and wrote one to a cousin in Montana, and Mr. Barker signed his name beneath hers. Just Around the Corner\|Fannie Hurst Her listener hesitated for an instant, scratching the blonde plush of his cropped scalp with his lead-pencil. Stories of the Foot-hills\|Margaret Collier Graham He was a very busy man, de Psalmist—writin' down hymns all day, sharpen'n' his lead-pencil, bossin' 'roun' de choir—callin' Selah! Eli\|Heman White Chaplin That lead-pencil knew enough to realize that my ear was so big that anything short of a cord-wood stick could hide behind it. Shavings\|Joseph C. Lincoln A block of paper is put on the table with a lead-pencil, with the hope of getting writing. Mysterious Psychic Forces\|Camille Flammarion British Dictionary definitions for lead pencil lead pencil / (lɛd) / noun a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound 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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