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pencil holder

NounSino-Korean: 筆筒

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    pencil holder

    A container that holds writing supplies such as brushes, pencils, etc.

    Korean definition: 붓, 연필 등의 필기구를 꽂아 놓는 통.

    • The pencil holder on my father's desk has many expensive fountain pens in it.

    • In the studio, many brushes of various sizes with the students' name tags on them are kept in pencil holders.

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    pencil case

    A pouch or box carried to hold pencils, erasers, etc.

    Korean definition: 연필, 지우개 등을 넣어서 가지고 다니는 주머니나 상자.

    • Grandmother cut fabric herself and made a pencil case for her granddaughter starting school.

    • I'm very forgetful and often leave my pencil case at school or the library, so I've lost it many times.