Pen·cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Penciled or Pencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Penciling or Pencilling.] To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. --Harte.
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pencilled
adj : drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the
penciled message" [syn: penciled]
pencil
n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of
marking substance encased in wood
2: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to
be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in
pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays
meeting at a point
4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a
particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
v : write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"
[also: pencilling, pencilled]