number 2

plural number 2s

1. abbreviationclippingnumeralClipping of number 2 pencil

   You may prefer to write in pencil and a supply of good number 2s will delight you.

   2000, Julie M. Gillentine, Jonathan Sharp, Alan Oken, Constance Stellas, The Hidden Power of Everyday Things: A Complete Personology Guide to Your Lifestyle for Each Day of the Year, Simon and Schuster, page 560

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   The standard number 2 is a mixture of about two-thirds graphite and one-third clay. If you like darker, broader lines, you can use a number 1, which includes less clay. For lighter, finer lines, try a number 3 or A, which include more clay.

   1996, Bill Henderson (ed.), Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club: pulling the plug on the electronic revolution, Pushcart, page 15

   My first pencils, and the ones I still use most, were the familiar orange-yellow number 2s.

   2002, Joyce Schenk, I've Become My Mother: And Other Observations, iUniverse, page 38

2. alternativenumeralAlternative spelling of number two.