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pencil
noun
1 a writing and drawing instrument consisting of a wooden shaft containing a stick of graphite or other material, which is sharpened for use, and makes more or less erasable marks.
2 such material, especially with regard to the alterability of marks made with it written in pencil .
3 something with a similar function or shape, eg for medical or cosmetic purposes an eyebrow pencil .
4 something long, fine and narrow in shape.
5 a narrow beam of light a pencil of light .
6 optics a set of rays of light diverging from or converging to a point.
as adjective pencil drawing a pencil torch .
verb (pencilled , pencilling ; N Am penciled , penciling ) to write, draw or mark something with a pencil.
[15c: from Latin penicillus painter's brush, diminutive of peniculus little tail, from penis tail]
penciller noun .
pencil something or someone in to note down a provisional commitment, eg for a meeting, spending time with someone, etc, in one's diary, for later confirmation I'll pencil you in for 3 o'clock .
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