kneaded eraser

English

two kneaded erasers, the one on the right is darkened from absorbing graphite and charcoal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kneaded eraser (plural kneaded erasers)

1. A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum that is used to absorb graphite or charcoal.

   Synonym: putty rubber

Translations

pliable tool for absorbing graphite or charcoal

• Finnish: hiilikumi (fi)
• French: gomme mie de pain (fr) f, gomme à fusain f
• German: Knetgummi m or n
• Italian: gomma pane f
• Japanese: 練り消しゴム (nerikeshigomu), 練り消し (nerikeshi)
• Polish: gumka chlebowa f
• Russian: кля́чка (ru) f (kljáčka), (dated) сни́мка (ru) f (snímka)

Further reading

• kneaded eraser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia