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conte
1[ kawn-te ]
Conté
2[ kohn-tey, kon-tee; French kawn-tey ]
, plural Con·tés [kohn-, teyz, kon, -teez, kaw, n, -, tey].
- Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
conte
1/ kɔ̃t /
noun
- a tale or short story, esp of adventure
Conté
2/ kɔ̃te; ˈkɒnteɪ /
noun
- a hard crayon used by artists, etc, made of clay and graphite and often coloured a reddish-brown Also calledconté-crayon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conte1
1850–55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conte1
C19: named after N.J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist
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Example Sentences
Some of the best pencils made by M. Conté, were formed of two parts of plumbago and three parts of clay; others of equal parts.
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M. Conté recommends the hardest pencils of the architect to be made of lead melted with some antimony and a little quicksilver.
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It is also made by Messrs. Conté of Paris in sticks artificially prepared.
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Black Conté is a hard black chalk made in small sticks of different degrees.
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Studies done in this medium can also be finished with Conté chalk.
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