- Conte crayon
- n. brand of hard crayon made of graphite and clay (invented by French chemist N. J. Conte)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Conte crayon
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conté crayon — ▪ art French crayon conté drawing pencil named after Nicolas Jacques Conté (Conté, Nicolas Jacques), the French scientist who invented it late in the 18th century. The conté crayon is an especially hard pencil, made of an admixture of… … Universalium
crayon — [ krɛjɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1704; créonXVIe; croion « sol crayeux » 1309; de craie 1 ♦ (1528 créon) Petit morceau de divers minerais (d abord la craie) propre à écrire, à dessiner. ⇒ charbon, fusain, graphite, 2. pastel, plombagine. Dessin aux deux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
conté — [kän′tā, kän′tē] n. [< Conté, a trademark for such a crayon] a hard crayon made of clay and graphite, usually black, gray, or brown: also called conté crayon … English World dictionary
crayon — crayonist, n. /kray on, euhn/, n. 1. a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring. 2. a drawing in crayons. v.t. 3. to draw or color with a crayon or crayons. v.i. 4. to make a drawing with crayons.… … Universalium
Conté — For other uses, see Conté (disambiguation). Conté crayons … Wikipedia
Conté — /kohn tay , kon tee/; Fr. /kawonn tay /, pl. Contés / tayz , teez/; Fr. / tay /. Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown. Also called Conté crayon. [1850 55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th century… … Universalium
Conte — n. Conte crayon, brand of hard crayon made of graphite and clay (invented by French chemist N. J. Conte) … English contemporary dictionary
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