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

Examples

• The artist’s pencillings covered the margins of her notebook.
• His pencillings showed the basic structure before he added paint.
• The old manuscript contained faint pencillings in the margins.
• She erased the pencillings and started over with ink.
• The architect’s pencillings outlined the building’s design.
• Light pencillings marked where the furniture should go.