n. [ F., a crayon, a lead pencil (crayon Conté Conté's pencil,
Let no day pass over you . . . without giving some strokes of the pencil or the crayon. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The black crayon gives a deeper black than the lead pencil. This and the colored crayons are often called chalks. The red crayon is also called sanguine. See Chalk, and Sanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crayon board,
Crayon drawing,
v. t.
He soon afterwards composed that discourse, conformably to the plan which he had crayoned out. Malone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. porte-crayon; porter to carry + crayon a crayon. ] A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon. [ 1913 Webster ]