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Definition of Pencil eraser
1. Noun. An eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pencil Eraser
Literary usage of Pencil eraser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Light and Shade with Chapters on Charcoal, Pencil, and Brush Drawing: A by Anson Kent Cross (1897)
"Faber's pencil eraser. — This eraser is made in the form of a lead pencil, and
is the best form of rubber eraser for light and shade work, as the wood keeps ..."
2. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher (2004)
"Application: Pencil, Eraser works well with any novel. Variation: On the writing
end of the pencil, students could note what a character actually did in the ..."
3. Structural Drafting and the Design of Details by Carlton Thomas Bishop (1920)
"Either an "ink eraser " or a "pencil eraser " may be used for removing ink from
... One may obtain more satisfactory results with a pencil eraser if one has ..."
4. Structural Drafting and the Design of Details by Carlton Thomas Bishop (1922)
"Either an "ink eraser " or a "pencil eraser " may be used for removing ink from
... One may obtain more satisfactory results with a pencil eraser if one has ..."
5. Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical by Alpha Pierce Jamison (1904)
"An outfit should contain at least two erasers: (i) a pencil eraser, ... The pencil
eraser should be of soft rubber and possessed of a property which enables ..."
6. Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical by Alpha Pierce Jamison (1904)
"The pencil eraser should be of soft rubber and possessed of a property which
enables it to "take hold" on the paper; an eraser that is hard, gritty, ..."
7. The Fundamentals of Mechanical Drawing by Richard Shelton Kirby (1918)
"Erasers and Erasing, (a) The ordinary pencil eraser is -used for erasing both
... Finally, rub long and patiently with a pencil eraser until the ink has ..."
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