conté
Meanings
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Conté.
noun
- A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base.
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Etymology
From the surname of its inventor, French painter and army officer Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), who created it in 1795.
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