felt-tip pen

felt-tip pen
noun
a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Magic Marker)
• Hypernyms: ↑pen

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/felt"tip'/
a pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib. Also called felt pen.
[1955-60]

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felt-tip pen, felt-tipped pen, felt tip or felt pen noun
A pen with a nib of felt or similar fibrous substance
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Main Entry: ↑felt

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felt-tip pen variant UK US
Main entry: felt-tip

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felt-tip pen «FEHLT TIHP»,
a pen with a small felt tip: »

[He] underlined the most compelling passages with a yellow felt-tip pen for future reference (Time).

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(also felt-tipped pen or felt tip) n. a pen with a writing point made of felt or other tightly packed fibers, typically containing a brightly colored ink

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ˌfelt-tip ˈpen [felt-tip pen] (also ˈfelt tip, ˌfelt-tipped ˈpen) noun
a pen that has a point made of ↑felt
See also: ↑felt tip

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • felt-tip pen — also .felt tipped pen felt tip BrE n a pen that has a hard piece of felt at the end that the ink comes through …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • felt-tip pen — (also felt tipped pen) ► NOUN ▪ a pen with a writing point made of felt or tightly packed fibres …   English terms dictionary

  • felt-tip pen — felt tip (pen) UK US noun [C] ► a pen which has a writing point made of felt …   Financial and business terms

  • felt-tip pen — /felt tip / a pen that holds quick drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib. Also called felt pen. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • felt-tip pen — (also felt tipped pen) noun a pen with a writing point made of felt or tightly packed fibres …   English new terms dictionary

  • felt-tip pen — noun A pen that holds quick drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib …   Wiktionary

  • ˌfelt-tip ˈpen — noun [C] a pen that has a piece of felt as its writing point …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • felt-tipped pen — noun a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) • Syn: ↑felt tip pen, ↑felt tip, ↑Magic Marker • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Magic Marker) …   Useful english dictionary

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