Crayon
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German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Crayon m or n (strong, genitive Crayons, plural Crayons)
- (dated) pencil
- Synonym: Bleistift
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 206:
- „Gern“, sagte er. „Du mußt ihn mir nach der Stunde aber bestimmt zurückgeben.“ Und zog sein Crayon aus der Tasche, ein versilbertes Crayon mit einem Ring, den man aufwärts schieben mußte, damit der rot gefärbte Stift aus der Metallhülse wachse.
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Declension
[edit]Declension of Crayon [masculine // neuter, strong]
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