her soft, penciled eyebrows (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
penciled lines, a penciled note.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
blue-pen|cil — blue pencil, 1. a pencil (traditionally blue) used to make corrections, deletions, or other changes in editing a manuscript: »Most people imagine that an editor s life consists in sitting in an armchair wielding a blue pencil (Science News). 2. a … Useful english dictionary
red-pen|cil — «REHD PEHN suhl», transitive verb, ciled, cil|ing or (especially British) cilled, cil|ling. to correct or edit with or as if with a red lead pencil; blue pencil: »I have been red pencilling student papers for a good many years and I ought by now… … Useful english dictionary
pencil — pen|cil1 [ pensl ] noun ** count a long thin object, usually made of wood, that you use for writing or drawing by pressing the black or colored part in its center against paper or some other surface: Your pencils need to be sharpened. a colored… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Penciled — Pen ciled, a. [Written also pencilled.] 1. Painted, drawn, sketched, or marked with a pencil. [1913 Webster] 2. Radiated; having pencils of rays. [1913 Webster] 3. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with parallel or radiating lines. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pencil — pen•cil [[t]ˈpɛn səl[/t]] n. v. ciled, cil•ing (esp. brit.) cilled, cil•ling. 1) a slender tube of wood, metal, etc., containing a core of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing 2) a stick of cosmetic… … From formal English to slang
blue-pencil — blue′ pen′cil v. t. ciled, cil•ing (esp. brit.) cilled, cil•ling. to alter, delete, or edit with or as if with a blue pencil • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
red-pencil — red′ pen′cil v. t. ciled, cil•ing (esp. brit.) cilled, cil•ling. to edit (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
blue pencil — noun : any instrument (as a blue pencil) with which an editor makes deletions; also : the act or an instance of deleting the book is a good one; vigorous use of a blue pencil would have made it better Keith Hutchison * * * blue pencil noun A… … Useful english dictionary
