Equally as captivating was the multicolor, crayon-print gown that Jodie Turner-Smith wore to the same premiere—a look that doubled as a wearable painting. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2022 Later in the film when Mike gets bored and requests a crayon, green is introduced. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 Wave after wave of gestural scribbles in deep blue crayon repeat, like incomprehensible penmanship. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Then there is every museum conservator’s nightmare: Within crayon’s reach of Lola’s play table is a 1932 Léger. Melissa Barrett Rhodes, ELLE Decor, 25 Aug. 2022 Another is about a crayon labeled as red that is really blue. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 This idea is perfect for families with multiple kids—everyone gets to choose their favorite color from the crayon box! Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2022 Before the audience's eyes, the illusionist seemed to transform a piece of paper into several objects, including a toy car, a Rubik’s cube, a crayon, a feather, a watch and flower petals. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 If there are lines to be drawn around speech, Clegg argues, Meta should not be the one holding the crayon. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, crayon, pencil, from diminutive of craie chalk, from Latin creta
ADJECTIVE | ... OF CRAYONS | VERB + CRAYON | CRAYON + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤coloured/colored彩色鉛筆/粉筆/蠟筆▸➤wax蠟筆... OF CRAYONS➤box一盒彩色鉛筆/粉筆/蠟筆VERB + CRAYON➤colour/color sth (in) with, draw (sth) with, use用蠟筆給⋯塗色;用蠟筆畫(⋯);使用蠟筆◇She used crayons to draw the picture.她用蠟筆畫的這幅畫。CRAYON + NOUN➤drawing彩色鉛筆/粉筆/蠟筆畫PREPOSITION➤in crayon用彩色粉筆◇The notice was written in crayon.那個通知是用彩色粉筆寫的。