CONTÉ


Meaning of CONTÉ in English

/kohn tay", kon"tee/ ; Fr. /kawonn tay"/ , pl. Contés /-tayz", -teez/ ; Fr. /-tay"/ .

Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown. Also called Conté crayon .

[ 1850-55; named after N. J. Conté, 18th-century French chemist, who invented it ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .