Crayoned

[krey-on, -uhn]

Origin

noun

a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.

a drawing in crayons.

verb (used with object)

to draw or color with a crayon or crayons.

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Crayoned is always a great word to know.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

verb (used without object)

to make a drawing with crayons.

Origin:
1635–45; < French, equivalent to craie chalk (< Latin crēta clay, chalk) + -on noun suffix

Related forms

cray·on·ist, noun

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Word Origin & History

crayon

1644, from Fr. crayon "pencil," orig. "chalk pencil," from craie "chalk," from L. creta "chalk."

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