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J pen

J pen noun: a kind of fountain pen with a broad, stubby nib, originally stamped with a "J".

j pen: a kind of fountain pen with a broad, stubby nib, originally stamped with a "J"
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Noun

J pen (plural J pens)

  1. (historical) A kind of fountain pen with a broad, stubby nib, originally stamped with a "J".
    • The calligraphy was, like the paper, unusual, bold, decided, and, I should have guessed, produced by a J pen.1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle
    • [A] few days later, on his way to the football field, he went into a shop and bought a pennyworth of J pens.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 12, in Of Human Bondage

Forms of J pen

pluralJ pens

Questions about J pen

What does J pen mean?
J pen means a kind of fountain pen with a broad, stubby nib, originally stamped with a "J".
What part of speech is J pen?
J pen is a noun.
What is the plural of J pen?
The plural of J pen is J pens.

Words near J pen in the dictionary

  1. J antenna
  2. J antennas
  3. J curve
  4. J curves
  5. J particle
  6. J pen
  7. J pens
  8. J receptor
  9. J receptors
  10. J stroke
  11. J strokes

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