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lead pencil

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lead pencil  (ld)
n.
A pencil that uses graphite as its marking substance.
lead pencil [lɛd]
n
a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lead pencillead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
pencil lead, lead - mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
Translations
lead pencil [ˌlɛdˈpɛns/əl] n → matita con la mina di grafite
lead pencil [ˌlɛdˈpɛns/əl] n → matita con la mina di grafite


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It was of about the bigness of a lead pencil and thinking that it might be in the nature of a speaking tube I put my mouth to it and was about to call into it when a voice issued from it asking me whom I might be, where from, and the nature of my errand.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He had seated himself on his painting-stool, and had taken a lead pencil in his hand, with which he was making strong marks to counteract the sense of tremulousness.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
"And he sends me pieces of poetry he cuts out of the papers," Cecily went on, "with lots of the lines marked with a lead pencil.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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