crayon
Americannoun
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a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
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a drawing in crayons.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a small stick or pencil of charcoal, wax, clay, or chalk mixed with coloured pigment
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a drawing made with crayons
verb
Other Word Forms
- crayonist noun
Etymology
Origin of crayon
1635–45; < French, equivalent to craie chalk (< Latin crēta clay, chalk) + -on noun suffix
Example Sentences
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The family was asked to provide drawing paper and crayons.
From Literature
But now, in Aunt Melissa’s house, I find myself coloring with broken crayons and watching Lily dance to Frank Sinatra.
From Literature
There was a closet in the group home that had bright pink roses drawn in crayon.
From Literature
I made signs, posters, and notices in paint, marker, and crayon.
From Literature
Crayola has called the area home since the early 1900s, when it first started producing crayons.
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