hair pencil

noun

An artist's brush made from a few fine hairs.

Meanings

nounhair pencil (plural hair pencils)

plural hair pencils

  1. An artist's brush made from a few fine hairs.
  2. biologyA pheromone signalling structure found in lepidopteran males.
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APA

hair pencil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20pencil

MLA

“hair pencil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20pencil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair pencil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair%20pencil.

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