crayon

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

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Examples: crayon in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of crayon from the Web

The exclusive line offers 94 shades and features 24 face crayons, 12 lip and cheek colors, five eyeshadow palettes, three mascaras and highlighters all in fan-favorite hues, including cerulean and periwinkle.

— niki mcgloster, Essence.com, "The Quick Read: ‘Hidden Figures’ Inspiration and NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson To Be Honored By Alma Mater," 6 June 2018
Unsurprisingly, there are multiple riffs on the iconic Crayola crayon.

— andrea park, Allure, "Crayola Is Launching a Makeup Line With Online Retailer Asos," 1 June 2018
Here's what social media has to offer: Rituals Waukesha resident Terri Goodmann Nysse, who used to teach in St. Francis, said students put white crayons in the freezer when a big storm was possible.

— karen pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Here are some weird tips for kids to make a snow day wish come true," 8 Feb. 2018
Mango and taro boba, meanwhile, just filled out the crayon box of colors like Slurpees at the 7-Eleven.

— mike sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: Dominion spot Kin Thai & Sushi makes sushi and Thai a happy couple," 24 May 2018
KIM McCARTY The Hockney is actually two drawings together, in crayon and pencil, a study for a big painting of Santa Monica.

— New York Times, "Tastes of California, Imported to the East Coast," 16 May 2018
Just some of the products include liquid lipstick, lip crayons, eyeshadow sticks, mascara, and brow pencils.

— melissa minton, Allure, "Charlotte Russe Is Launching an Affordable 19-Piece Makeup Collection," 2 May 2018
Bob Quinn and new coach Matt Patricia are entitled to their own paper and crayons.

— mitch albom, Detroit Free Press, "Mitch Albom: Detroit Lions draft picks easy to judge, hard to be right about," 29 Apr. 2018
The living room was set-up like a makeshift school, with a broken chalkboard set up against it and there wasn’t like crayons, there wasn’t coloring books, there wasn’t toys.

— adam carlson, PEOPLE.com, "House of Horrors Family Left Behind a 'Filthy' and 'Barracks'-like Home in Texas: Neighbors," 26 Apr. 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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Other Fine Arts Terms

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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NEW! Time Traveler

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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