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1Pencil Thin Mustache — Infobox Single Name = Pencil Thin MustacheThe song title originally used the British spelling moustache , but subsequent releases have used the usual U.S. spelling mustache .] Artist = Jimmy Buffett from Album = Living Dying in ¾ Time A side =… …
2pencil moustache — noun An extremely thin moustache • • • Main Entry: ↑pencil * * * pencil moustache UK US noun [countable] [singular pencil moustache plural pencil moustaches …
3pencil — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in wood or a cylindrical case. ► VERB (pencilled, pencilling; US penciled, penciling) 1) write, draw, or colour with a pencil. 2) (p …
4Pencil detonator — Introduced during World War II, a pencil detonator or time pencil is a chemically activated time fuze designed to be connected to a detonator or short length of safety fuse. Pencil detonators are so called because they have approximately the same …
5Pencil — This article is about the handwriting instrument. For other uses, see Pencil (disambiguation). HB graphite pencils A pencil is a …
6pencil — noun 1》 an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in a long, thin piece of wood or fixed in a thin cylindrical case. 2》 Physics & Geometry a set of light rays, lines, etc. converging to or… …
7pencil — I UK [ˈpens(ə)l] / US noun Word forms pencil : singular pencil plural pencils ** a) [countable] a long thin object, usually made of wood, that you use for writing or drawing by pressing the black or coloured part in its centre against paper or… …
8pencil — pen|cil1 S2 [ˈpensəl] n [U and C] ↑lead [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pincel paintbrush , from Latin penicillus little tail , from penis; PENIS] an instrument that you use for writing or drawing, consisting of a wooden stick with a thin …
9pencil — pen|cil1 [ pensl ] noun ** count a long thin object, usually made of wood, that you use for writing or drawing by pressing the black or colored part in its center against paper or some other surface: Your pencils need to be sharpened. a colored… …
10pencil — n. & v. n. 1 (often attrib.) a an instrument for writing or drawing, usu. consisting of a thin rod of graphite etc. enclosed in a wooden cylinder (a pencil sketch). b a similar instrument with a metal or plastic cover and retractable lead. c a… …
