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Meaning of pencil test | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.
  2. An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.
  3. A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.
    South-Africa, historical

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pencil topper pencil tower pencil tree pencil-blue pencil-holder pencil-neck

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