Definition of Crayon

1. Noun. Writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing.

Exact synonyms: Wax Crayon
Generic synonyms: Writing Implement

2. Verb. Write, draw, or trace with a crayon. "Did he crayon his major works over a short period of time?"
Generic synonyms: Draw

Definition of Crayon

1. n. An implement for drawing, made of clay and plumbago, or of some preparation of chalk, usually sold in small prisms or cylinders.

2. v. t. To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan.

Definition of Crayon

1. Noun. A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. ¹

2. Verb. To draw with a crayon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crayon

1. to use a drawing implement [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crayon

craws
crawthumper
cray
craye
crayer
crayers
crayes
crayfish
crayfisher
crayfisheries
crayfisherman
crayfishermen
crayfishers
crayfishery
crayfishes
crayon (current term)
crayoned
crayoner
crayoners
crayoning
crayonist
crayonists
crayonlike
crayons
crays
craythur
craytur
crazed
crazedly

Literary usage of Crayon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"Then lay the enlargement on the table, take a handful of cotton and rub it in the crayon sauce, then on the manilla paper, and then rub over the entire ..."

2. Dante Gabriel Rossetti: An Illustrated Memorial of His Art and Life by Henry Currie Marillier (1904)
"(crayon. 38x26 in.) Study for No. 310. 282. PORTRAIT OF Miss CALLIOPE ... (crayon. 33^ x 28i in.) Finished drawing in black and red. ..."

3. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"The " crayon Miscellanies."—Publication and Reception of the " Tour on the ... III. of the " crayon Miscellany." — The " Legends of the Conquest of Spain. ..."

4. Bulletin by Seventh-Day Adventists General Conference. Dept. of Education (1912)
"1 with the fingers, and the high lights added with the end of the crayon. The leaves are drawn with the flat side of the crayon, and the strokes toward the ..."

5. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Hartford, Conn,— crayon portraits : A Child ; A Lady in Old Fashioned Costume. Sec. ... Л Л Drawings from casts, photo-crayon*. «JD b Work of engraving by ..."

6. The Monthly Review (1832)
"By Geoffrey crayon, Author of " The Sketch Book," &c. In two volumes. 8vo. London: Colburn and Co. 1832. THESE volumes will be read by many persons, ..."

7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"Then lay the enlargement on the table, take a handful of cotton and rub it in the crayon sauce, then on the manilla paper, and then rub over the entire ..."

8. Dante Gabriel Rossetti: An Illustrated Memorial of His Art and Life by Henry Currie Marillier (1904)
"(crayon. 38x26 in.) Study for No. 310. 282. PORTRAIT OF Miss CALLIOPE ... (crayon. 33^ x 28i in.) Finished drawing in black and red. ..."

9. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"The " crayon Miscellanies."—Publication and Reception of the " Tour on the ... III. of the " crayon Miscellany." — The " Legends of the Conquest of Spain. ..."

10. Bulletin by Seventh-Day Adventists General Conference. Dept. of Education (1912)
"1 with the fingers, and the high lights added with the end of the crayon. The leaves are drawn with the flat side of the crayon, and the strokes toward the ..."

11. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Hartford, Conn,— crayon portraits : A Child ; A Lady in Old Fashioned Costume. Sec. ... Л Л Drawings from casts, photo-crayon*. «JD b Work of engraving by ..."

12. The Monthly Review (1832)
"By Geoffrey crayon, Author of " The Sketch Book," &c. In two volumes. 8vo. London: Colburn and Co. 1832. THESE volumes will be read by many persons, ..."

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