pen-and-ink

1 of 2

adjective

: executed with pen and ink

a pen-and-ink sketch

pen-and-ink

2 of 2

noun

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plural pen-and-inks

: a pen-and-ink drawing

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from the phrase pen and ink

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