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felt-tip pen

felt-tip pen

1 2.1
A pen with a soft felt tip for writing or drawing
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • It's just like a classic felt tip pen, but it's very, very flexible, which is nice.

  • Imagine your lines highlighted by 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.

  • 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

pen
vsfelt-tip pen
508 1.0

A tool for writing with ink

uses a porous fibrous tip for drawing or writing rather than a metal nib
marker
vsfelt-tip pen
57 1.1

A pen with a thick tip used to make bold marks

is mainly for ordinary writing or drawing rather than bold surface marking
Magic Marker
vsfelt-tip pen
8 3.2

A thick felt-tip pen used for writing or drawing on many surfaces

is the general nonbrand term for porous-tip writing and drawing tools
felt tip
vsfelt-tip pen
2 3.0

A pen with a soft cloth tip used for drawing or coloring

is used for both writing and drawing rather than mainly coloring
felt-tipped pen
vsfelt-tip pen
1 3.0

A tool for writing or drawing with a soft tip that makes bold lines

is the same meaning but written with different hyphenation
fineliner pen
vsfelt-tip pen
3.8

A pen with a very thin felt tip that draws precise lines for writing or drawing

is the general porous-tip tool not limited to extra thin lines

How Thick

marker
57 1.1
felt-tip pen
1 2.1
pencil
17 1.0

Surface Forms

felt-tip pen singular
felt-tip pens plural

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'.