lead pencil
1Lead pencil — Lead Lead (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[ a]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright,… …
2lead pencil — [led] n. a pencil consisting of a slender stick of graphite encased in wood, etc …
3lead pencil — noun pencil that has graphite as the marking substance (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑pencil • Part Meronyms: ↑lead, ↑pencil lead …
4lead pencil — lead′ pen′cil [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. a pencil made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder • Etymology: 1680–90 …
5lead pencil — lead pen·cil || ‚led‚pensl writing utensil that contains black lead to create marks on paper …
6lead pencil — noun Date: 1688 a pencil using graphite as the marking material …
7lead pencil — See pencil …
8lead pencil — /lɛd ˈpɛnsəl/ (say led pensuhl) noun an implement for writing or drawing made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder. {originally lead was used but was replaced by graphite in the 1500s} …
9lead pencil — /led/ a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder. [1680 90] * * * …
10Lead pencil — Графитовый карандаш; Свинцовый карандаш …
