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A pencil (/ ˈ p ɛ n s ə l / ⓘ) is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.
Carpenter's pencil on the job. A carpenter pencil (carpentry pencil, carpenter's pencil) is a pencil that has a body with a rectangular or elliptical cross-section to allow it to be used as a quick reference to 1/4 and 1/2 inch measurements (15mm and 7.5mm in metric versions).
A pencil case or pencil box is a container used to store pencils.A pencil case can also contain a variety of other stationery such as sharpeners, pens, glue sticks, erasers, scissors, and rulers.
‘Tis the season for gathering inside and being surrounded by loved ones — which, unfortunately, makes it much easier to spread and catch COVID-19, RSV, the flu and norovirus.
Royal family traditions during Christmas captured in photos, from Princess Diana's sons on Santa's sled to Meghan Markle's first appearance at Sandringham.
By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was ...
Before the development of dedicated pencil sharpeners, a pencil was sharpened by whittling with a knife.. The development of pencil sharpeners began in France when a French book from 1822 reported in detail about an invention of Mr. C. A. Boucher (Paris) for the construction of a pencil sharpener.
Drinking under a glass of wine a day while on the Mediterranean diet might help the heart, a new study finds. Experts aren’t so sure.