crayon

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
  2. verb write, draw, or trace with a crayon

Etymology

Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (diminutive suffix), from Latin crēta (“chalk, clay”), perhaps from crētus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

wax crayon

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