1. marks, lines, or drawings made with a pencil
Usage: plural form
2. preliminary sketches or rough drafts done in pencil
Usage: art terminology

Examples

• The artist’s pencilings covered the margins of her notebook.
• His rough pencilings showed the basic structure of the building design.
• The teacher could see faint pencilings where the student had erased their work.
• She kept all her pencilings in a special folder for reference.
• The manuscript was filled with the author’s pencilings and corrections.
• The architect’s pencilings revealed his creative process.