"Conté" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒnteɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑnteɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Conté.wav Forms: Contés [plural]
Etymology: From the surname of its inventor, French painter and army officer Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), who created it in 1795. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Conté (countable and uncountable, plural Contés)
  1. (art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base. Wikipedia link: Bathers at Asnières, Georges Seurat, Nicolas-Jacques Conté Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: Conté crayon, Conte, conté Hypernyms: crayon Translations (drawing medium): Konte karandaşı (Azerbaijani), Conté (Dutch), crayon mine [masculine] (French), Conté [neuter] (German), konte (Indonesian), crián cointé (Irish), コンテ (konte) (Japanese), Conté (Javanese), Konté (Javanese), 콩테 (kongte) (Korean), Conté (Polish), карандаш Конте (karandaš Konte) [masculine] (Russian), lápiz conté [masculine] (Spanish)

Proper name [French]

Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Conté ?
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-Conté-fr-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French surnames

Inflected forms

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