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lead pencil

[ led ]

noun

  1. a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.


lead pencil

/ lɛd /

noun

  1. a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lead pencil1

First recorded in 1680–90

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Example Sentences

It need not mention the sum to be paid for the land; it can be signed with a lead pencil: a stamp signature will suffice.

The following diary was originally written in lead-pencil and in a book the leaves of which were too soft to take ink legibly.

The wood was sharpened like a lead pencil at one end, and a groove was cut out of the tapered part to hold the ink.

The small end of the horn should be cut off at such a point that the hole will be about the size of a lead pencil.

We think that her success came chiefly from her writing the verses with a Scotch plaid lead-pencil.

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