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(now chiefly historical) A paintbrush. / A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.

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pencil

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Source Word

pencil

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɛnsəl/

Noun

historical obsolete rare abbreviation alt-of ellipsis

(now chiefly historical) A paintbrush. / A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.

Japanese Meaning

鉛筆：書記用具。芯はグラファイトを主成分とし、粘土と混合され、木で覆われ、先をとがらせて使用する筆記具 / （歴史的な意味）絵筆：かつてはペイント用の筆としても用いられていた。

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修復者は、その署名がペンではなく柔らかな画筆で施されていることに気づいた。当時その語は小さな筆を意味していた。

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(now chiefly historical) A paintbrush.

But living art may not least part expresse, / Nor life-resembling pencill it can paynt[…].

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(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

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When, by the pencil becoming oblique to the surface, the vergency produced on the pencil becomes changed, the primary and secondary focal points, V and H, separate […]

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