felt tip
- noun
- /fɛlt tɪp/
- David Storey had his head down and was using his felt-tip pen to draw on the sketch pad.
- felt tip pen
I'm a huge fan of felt tips for filling in eyebrows, which sounds kind of scary.
- I'm a huge fan of felt tips for filling in eyebrows, which sounds kind of scary.
- Glitter is extremely fun and I thought it would be a nice addition to my pencil case and my felt tip collection.
- You can't exactly tell obviously because you're so far away, but the tip of this brush, it's a felt tip, but it's not your regular like pointy felt tip liner.
Examples
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This is like a felt tip liner and it's intense.
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A note lies on the shelf, handwritten in felt-tip pen.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's like a long felt tip though, and it's nice and firm.
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I think it's a felt tip so that was cute.
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I'm going to go in with the felt tip and just hope for the best.
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Imagine your lines highlighted by a felt tip pen.
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Then, using a felt-tip pen, print with large lettering on the length of one side: Senator (your name).
Academic text (1992) -
It's a terrific-looking map, drawn on fibrous paper with a felt tip pen that bleeds a lot.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now the easiest way to do a winged eye liner look is with a felt tip eyeliner pen.
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She created a beautiful poster using a felt tip pen in vibrant colors.
Synonyms
A tool for writing with ink
A pen with a thick tip used to make bold marks
A brand of permanent marker used to write on many surfaces
A thick felt-tip pen used for writing or drawing on many surfaces
A pen with a soft felt tip for writing or drawing
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
The meaning 'a pen tip made of felt' is directly and transparently derived from 'felt' (the material) + 'tip' (the pointed end); a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a tip made of felt used for writing or drawing. This simple noun compound follows common composition patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so it is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Felt tip gets its name from the pen's soft felt tip, a small fuzzy point that soaks up ink and makes bright, steady lines. That's why it now means 'a pen with a tip made of felt'.