Definition of Penciling

1. n. The work of the pencil or bruch; as, delicate penciling in a picture.

Definition of Penciling

1. Verb. (present participle of pencil) ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of pencilling) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Penciling

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penciling

pencil pleat
pencil pusher
pencil pushers
pencil sharpener
pencil sharpeners
pencil skirt
pencil skirts
pencil stub
pencil stubs
pencil tree
pencil trees
pencil whip
penciled
penciler
pencilers
penciling (current term)
pencilings
pencill
pencilled
penciller
pencillers
pencilless
pencilling
pencillings
pencilly
pencilmaker
pencilmakers
pencilmaking
pencilneck
pencilnecks

Literary usage of Penciling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inheritance in Poultry by Charles Benedict Davenport (1906)
"penciling.—This may be defined as a concentric repetition on the feather of alternating bands of the lacing and the ground color. ..."

2. First Steps in Mental Growth: A Series of Studies in the Psychology of Infancy by David R. Major (1906)
"1, for copy of R.'s first penciling). On nine different days in the course of the ... Purposive penciling. The random striking or scratching with pencil, ..."

3. First Steps in Mental Growth: A Series of Studies in the Psychology of Infancy by David R. Major (1906)
"(See Fig. i, No. i, for copy of R.'s first penciling). On nine different days in the course of the next four weeks, the child was given pencil, paper, ..."

4. A General Dictionary of Painters: Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works by Matthew Pilkington (1829)
"... and every architectural order, with such neatness of penciling, truth, and patience, as render them objects of wonder rather than imitation. ..."

5. Mechanical Drawing: A Manual for Teachers and Students by Anson Kent Cross (1898)
"penciling penciling is generally done to prepare for inking or for the making of tracings on tracing cloth, but sometimes practical shop drawings are ..."

6. Problems in Mechanical Drawing by Charles Alpheus Bennett, Fred Duane Crawshaw (1908)
"In penciling, these are like all other straight lines, very light and of indefinite length. 2. ... Complete the penciling. 4. Ink in all the circles. ..."

7. Machine Drawing: The Principles of Graphic Expression as Illustrated by by Gardner Chase Anthony (1910)
"Method of penciling the drawing. Locate main center lines according to lay-out sketch, ... Ink no part of a drawing until the penciling be complete. ..."

8. Drawing Instruments: Their Use and Abuse by Walter George Stephan (1908)
"In penciling a drawing use a hard pencil (about 6 H) for center lines and a softer one (about 4 H or 3 H) for details. Lines should be as fine and as light ..."

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