crayon

noun cray·on \ ˈkrā-ˌän , -ən also ˈkran \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

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Definition of crayon

1 : a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing

2 : a crayon drawing

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Examples of crayon in a Sentence

The drawing is done in crayon.

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Twellman bought a pack of 24 Crayola crayons and another set of 10 Crayola markers.

— jacob feldman, SI.com, "How ESPN Is Covering the World Cup Without Highlights," 10 July 2018
One of them handed out crayons and bubbles to children.

— eli saslow, Anchorage Daily News, "Raids are separating families in the heartland," 1 July 2018
The almost-5-year-old has officially become the proud owner of a $750 Alexander Wang Marti Micro leopard print shoulder bag, which retails for a casual $750 and includes plenty of room for crayons and other preschooler essentials.

— jennifer lance, Glamour, "North West Just Won the Preschool Handbag Game With This $750 Birthday Present," 2 June 2018
This fosters creativity without having to pack loads of crayons that wind up dropped on the backseat floor.

— Sunset, "10 Car Games for Kids That Don’t Involve Screens," 22 Jan. 2018
Her mother made a shopping trip before picking her up at the airport, buying her dresses and new shoes and crayons and paper.

— lori rozsa, Washington Post, "Girl, 7, reunited with mother after two-month separation under ‘zero tolerance’ border policy," 1 July 2018
Over 500 bags were packed with pencils, crayons and toys for children on the other side of the world.

— charlene santiago, star-telegram, "'We help them have a life that God desires for all man kind'," 26 June 2018
The eye crayons come in 30 shades and two finishes — shiny and matte — and are sold at Sephora, sephora.com, marcjacobsbeauty.com, Net-a-porter.com, select Marc Jacobs stores, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.

— alexa tietjen | wwd, latimes.com, "Marc Jacobs celebrates Pride with #GratefulNotHateful campaign," 21 June 2018
The popularization of the crayon, in the nineteen-thirties, brought the pastime to a wider audience.

— bob morris, The New Yorker, "The Coloring Book Enters Its Baroque Phase," 11 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of crayon

French, crayon, pencil, from diminutive of craie chalk, from Latin creta

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First Known Use: 1644

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

crayon

verb

Definition of crayon

crayoned; crayoning; crayons

transitive verb

: to draw with a crayon

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crayonist

play \ˈkrā-ə-nist\ noun

First Known Use of crayon

1662

in the meaning defined above

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Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

CRAYON Defined for English Language Learners

crayon

noun

Definition of crayon for English Language Learners

: a stick of colored wax that is used for drawing

CRAYON Defined for Kids

crayon

noun cray·on \ ˈkrā-ˌän , -ən \

Definition of crayon for Students

: a stick of colored wax or sometimes chalk used for writing or drawing

crayon

verb

Definition of crayon for Students

crayoned; crayoning

: to draw or color with a crayon

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