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porte-crayon

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From French porte-crayon, from porter (“to carry”) + crayon (“a crayon”).

noun porte-crayons · port-crayon · portcrayon

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 […].

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@misc{porte_crayon_2026,
  title = {porte-crayon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/porte-crayon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}