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penwork

penwork noun: artwork made with a pen.

Noun

penwork (uncountable)

  1. artwork made with a pen
    • An extraordinary English Regency cabinet-on-chest entirely covered in elaborate penwork, circa 1820, is at Kentshire of New York, with a $475,000 price tag.2007 February 9, Wendy Moonan, “Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood”, in New York Times

Origin of penwork

From pen + work.

Questions about penwork

What does penwork mean?
Penwork means artwork made with a pen.
What part of speech is penwork?
Penwork is a noun.

Words near penwork in the dictionary

  1. penwipers
  2. penwoman
  3. penwomanship
  4. penwomen
  5. Penwood
  6. penwork
  7. penworker
  8. penworkers
  9. Penwortham
  10. Penwyllt
  11. peny

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