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  • 41pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …

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  • 42pen — English has three words pen. The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43Pen — For other uses, see Pen (disambiguation). A ballpoint pen A pen (Latin penna, feather) is a device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a …

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  • 44pen — pen1 S2 [pen] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: penne feather, pen , from Latin penna feather ] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English penn] [Sense: 4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: penitentiary] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45pen — English has three words pen. The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century.… …

    Word origins

  • 46feather — [OE] The concept of ‘feathers’ is closely bound up with those of ‘wings’ and ‘flying’, and not surprisingly feather belongs to a word family in which all three of these meanings are represented. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47pen — pen1 noun 1》 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.     ↘(the pen) writing as an occupation.     ↘an electronic device used in conjunction …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48feather — [OE] The concept of ‘feathers’ is closely bound up with those of ‘wings’ and ‘flying’, and not surprisingly feather belongs to a word family in which all three of these meanings are represented. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo… …

    Word origins

  • 49feather-tailed phalangers — plunksnauodegiai kuskusai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Paplitimo arealas – N. Gvinėja. atitikmenys: lot. Distoechurus angl. feather tailed phalangers; feather tailed possums; pen tailed… …

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  • 50feather-tailed possums — plunksnauodegiai kuskusai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Paplitimo arealas – N. Gvinėja. atitikmenys: lot. Distoechurus angl. feather tailed phalangers; feather tailed possums; pen tailed… …

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