pen and ink

  • 1Pen and ink — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …

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  • 2pen-and-ink — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …

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  • 3Pen and ink — refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. It may be used as a medium for sketches, or for finished works of art. Pen and ink also lends itself to fine… …

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  • 4pen-and-ink — n, vb British (to) stink. An early 20th century cock ney rhyming slang term which has sur vived to the present. It can be used as a noun phrase, as in there s a real pen and ink in here! or as a verb, normally in a form such as it don t half pen… …

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  • 5pen and ink — ADJ: usu ADJ n A pen and ink drawing is done using a pen rather than a pencil …

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  • 6pen-and-ink — adj. Pen and ink is used with these nouns: ↑sketch …

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  • 7pen and ink — I Australian Slang 1. stink; 2. alcoholic drink (rhyming slang) II Cockney Rhyming Slang Stink That s a bit of a pen and ink …

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  • 8pen-and-ink — noun a drawing executed with pen and ink (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑drawing …

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  • 9pen and ink Brit. — pen and ink Brit. rhyming slang a stink. → pen …

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  • 10List of terms about pen and ink — This list of terms about pen and ink is an alphabetic list of terminology about ink pens and ink. Some of the terms might not be very notable outside this list. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y …

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