strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. 2. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. verb (used with object), censured, censuring. 3. to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner: She is more to be pitied than censured.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Crayon. A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk or other material. A crayon made of oiled chalk is called an oil pastel; when made of pigment with a dry binder, it is simply a pastel. A grease pencil or china marker is made of colored hardened grease. There are also watercolour crayons, sometimes called watersoluble crayons.
They noticed that there was a need among students for safe and affordable, but still quality, wax crayons, and so the first box of Crayola crayons was made. Binney's wife Alice made up the name, which came from the French words craie (chalk) and oleagineaux/oleaginous in English (meaning oily).