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crayon [ kráy on ]

noun (plural crayons)

Definition:

1. coloured drawing stick: a stick of coloured wax, chalk, or charcoal, used for drawing and colouring

2. drawing: a drawing made using crayons

transitive and intransitive verb (3rd person present singular crayons, present participle crayoning, past and past participle crayoned)

Definition:

use crayons: to draw or colour something with crayons

[Mid-17th century. < French, 'pencil' < craie 'chalk' < Latin creta 'chalk, clay']

crayonist [ kráyənist ] noun