From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pencil \Pen"cil\, verb (used with an object) [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. --Cowper.
Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. --Harte.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
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"
verb
1: write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" [also: {pencilling}, {pencilled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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