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Con⋅té

[kohn-tey, kon-tee; Fr. kawn-tey]

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plural -tés [-teyz, -teez; Fr. -tey]

Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.

Also called Conté crayon.

Origin:
1850–55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it

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conte crayon

drawing pencil named after Nicolas-Jacques Conte, the French scientist who invented it late in the 18th century. The conte crayon is an especially hard pencil, made of an admixture of graphite and clay that can be varied for different degrees of hardness. It is usually made in black, red, or brown and is used as a drawing medium in any combination of these colours

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