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English
Etymology
From French porte-crayon, from porter (“to carry”) + crayon (“a crayon”).
Noun
porte-crayon (plural porte-crayons)
- (now historical) An instrument (typically a metallic tube with a clasp) used to hold a pencil, lead etc. for drawing.
1992, Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 72:Kauffman's figure holds a porte-crayon and a tablet, on which she has sketched the allegorical image of Prudence […] .
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).kʁɛ.jɔ̃/ ~ /pɔʁ.t(ə).kʁe.jɔ̃/
Noun
porte-crayon m (plural porte-crayons)
- pencil holder
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