indelible pencil

  • 1indelible pencil — special pencil which cannot be erased from a writing surface …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2Pencil — This article is about the handwriting instrument. For other uses, see Pencil (disambiguation). HB graphite pencils A pencil is a …

    Wikipedia

  • 3indelible — adjective Etymology: Middle English indelyble, from Medieval Latin indelibilis, alteration of Latin indelebilis, from in + delēre to delete Date: 15th century 1. a. that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased b. making marks that cannot easily …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4indelible — /ɪnˈdɛləbəl / (say in deluhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being deleted or obliterated: an indelible impression. 2. making indelible marks: an indelible pencil. {Latin indēlēbilis that cannot be deleted} –indelibility /ɪnˌdɛləˈbɪləti/ (say… …

  • 5pencil — n. 1) an indelible; lead pencil 2) a cosmetic, eyebrow pencil 3) a styptic pencil * * * [ pens(ə)l] eyebrow pencil lead pencil a cosmetic a styptic pencil an indelible …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 6indelible — in|del|i|ble [ınˈdelıbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: indelibilis, from Latin indelebilis, from delere; DELETE] 1.) impossible to remove or forget = ↑permanent ▪ Her words left an indelible impression on me for years to come.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7indelible — adjective 1 impossible to remove or forget; permanent: The teacher s words left an indelible impression on me for years to come. 2 indelible ink/pencil/marker etc ink etc that makes a permanent mark which cannot be removed indelibly adverb: a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8pencil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crayon, stylus, pastel, chalk. See writing, painting. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A graphic instrument] Types of pencils include: lead, mechanical, colored, drawing, slate, indelible, charcoal, eyebrow,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9copy pencil —    A pencil whose marking substance consists of a mixture of graphite and an aniline dye. When the pencil stroke is moistened the dye develops into a strong purple or in some cases, a blue color. The developed stroke is more difficult to erase… …

    Forensic science glossary

  • 10in|del´i|ble|ness — in|del|i|ble «ihn DEHL uh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be erased or removed; permanent: »indelible ink, an indelible disgrace. Three years as a soldier left an indelible impression on his memory. Man, with all his noble qualities…still bears… …

    Useful english dictionary