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drawing slate

drawing slate noun: a soft, slaty board formerly used to learn drawing.

Noun

drawing slate (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A soft, slaty board formerly used to learn drawing.
    Synonyms:
    black chalk, drawing chalk

Synonyms of drawing slate

Questions about drawing slate

What does drawing slate mean?
Drawing slate means a soft, slaty board formerly used to learn drawing.
What part of speech is drawing slate?
Drawing slate is a noun.

Words near drawing slate in the dictionary

  1. drawing pin
  2. drawing pins
  3. drawing rein
  4. drawing room
  5. drawing rooms
  6. drawing slate
  7. drawing stumps
  8. drawing table
  9. drawing tables
  10. drawing the cloth
  11. drawing the line

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