felt-tip pen
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2.1
- noun
- /fɛlt tɪp pɛn/
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- Then, using a felt-tip pen, print with large lettering on the length of one side: Senator (your name).
- use a felt-tip pen
OK, so you have a pen side that looks like it's just a basic felt tip pen and then you have the stamp side.
- OK, so you have a pen side that looks like it's just a basic felt tip pen and then you have the stamp side.
- Next thing I have been really loving using is the Urban Decays Ink for Eyes liquid liner pen, felt tip pen.
- It looks like a felt tip pen and this one is again, very cheap and it works really, really well.
Examples
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Allow students to use felt-tip pens or soft lead pencils that require less pressure or to use a computer to complete assignments.
Academic text (2004) -
It looks like a felt tip pen and this one is again, very cheap and it works really, really well.
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It's just like a classic felt tip pen, but it's very, very flexible, which is nice.
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Imagine your lines highlighted by a felt tip pen.
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OK, so you have a pen side that looks like it's just a basic felt tip pen and then you have the stamp side.
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A note lies on the shelf, handwritten in felt-tip pen.
Fiction book (1995) -
David Storey had his head down and was using his felt-tip pen to draw on the sketch pad.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a terrific-looking map, drawn on fibrous paper with a felt tip pen that bleeds a lot.
Fiction book (2001) -
Dignan's drawing out a route in felt-tip pen on a Texaco roadmap.
Fiction book (1996) -
Bob pulled a felt-tip pen from his shirt pocket and began sketching on his paper placemat.
Synonyms
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1.0
A tool for writing with ink
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1.1
A pen with a thick tip used to make bold marks
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3.2
A thick felt-tip pen used for writing or drawing on many surfaces
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3.0
A pen with a soft cloth tip used for drawing or coloring
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3.0
A tool for writing or drawing with a soft tip that makes bold lines
A pen with a very thin felt tip that draws precise lines for writing or drawing
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
felt-tip + pen
The meaning 'a pen with a tip made of felt' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'felt' + 'tip' + 'pen' — it literally describes the material of the tip and the object. This straightforward noun compound follows common descriptive patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Felt-tip pen: The name felt-tip pen comes from its soft felt tip, which holds ink like a little sponge and makes a smooth line when you write or draw. So, the name simply means 'a pen with a soft felt tip' used for 'writing and drawing'.