BLUE-PENCIL


Meaning of BLUE-PENCIL in English

/blooh"pen"seuhl/ , v.t., blue-penciled, blue-penciling or ( esp. Brit. ) blue-pencilled, blue-pencilling .

to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.

[ 1885-90 ]

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