crayon
noun/ˈkreɪən/, /ˈkreɪɒn/
/ˈkreɪən/, /ˈkreɪɑːn/
- a coloured pencil or stick of soft coloured chalk or wax, used for drawing
- She coloured the picture in with crayons.
- He used crayons to draw the picture.
- in crayon The notice was written in crayon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coloured/colored
- wax
- box
- colour/color something (in) with
- draw (something) with
- use
- …
- drawing
- in crayon
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from craie ‘chalk’, from Latin creta.Want to learn more?
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