Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A holder for chalk, charcoal, crayon, or the like, used in drawing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.

Etymologies

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French porte-crayon; porter to carry + crayon a crayon.

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