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porte-crayons

porte-crayons is the plural of porte-crayon.

Meaning of porte-crayon

Noun

porte-crayon (plural porte-crayons)

  1. (historical) An instrument (typically a metallic tube with a clasp) used to hold a pencil, lead etc. for drawing.
    • Kauffman's figure holds a porte-crayon and a tablet, on which she has sketched the allegorical image of Prudence […].1992, Wendy Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, Reaktion Books, published 1992, page 72

Questions about porte-crayons

What is porte-crayons the plural of?
Porte-crayons is the plural of porte-crayon.

Words near porte-crayons in the dictionary

  1. porte cochères
  2. porte-cochere
  3. porte-cocheres
  4. porte-cochère
  5. porte-crayon
  6. porte-crayons
  7. porte-monnaie
  8. porte-monnaies
  9. porte-parole
  10. porte-épée
  11. ported

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