Crayon

n. [Fr., from craie, Lat. creta, chalk, properly Cretan earth, from Creta, the island Crete. Cf. CRETACEOUS.]

1. A piece of chalk, or other soft stone, usually in the form of a cylinder, or a composition of earths, variously colored, stiffened with some tenacious substance, and made into sticks or cylinders, to be used in drawing.
2. A drawing or design made with a pencil or crayon.