penwipern.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnˌwʌɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnˌwaɪpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, wiper n.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + wiper n.

1. A small brush or wad of folded cloth (in earlier use frequently of a decorative design) used for cleaning a pen by wiping the ink from it. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > for cleaning pen

penwiper1820

1820 Evangelical Mag. Dec. 539/2 Profits arising from making Pin-cushions, Needle-cases, Pen-wipers, &c. &c.

1826 E. Brown Let. in C. Oman Ayot Rectory (1965) iv. 90 Brown holland pockets containing housewives,..pencils, penwipers, knives.

1883 R. Broughton Belinda II. iii. 15 Belinda has stooped over the table, and is nervously arranging, rearranging, disarranging the exercise-books, grammars, pen-wipers upon it.

1936 G. Greene This Gun for Hire iii. 128 Mather looked down at a dingy array of penwipers and pipe cleaners.

1998 C. Willis To say Nothing of Dog i. 16 She'd put me back on jumble sale duty, with all those dreadful penwipers and embroidered tea cloths and hard-as-rock cakes.

2. slang. A handkerchief. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief

coverchiefc1305

cloutc1380

muckender1420

napkin1436

handkerchief1530

handkercher1531

mocket1537

wiper1587

nose-cloth1589

pocket handkerchief1645

handcloth1676

mouchoira1685

pocket-clotha1704

wipe1708

volet1789

kerchief1814

snotter1823

lachrymatory1825

nose-rag1840

nose-wiper1840

sweat-rag1843

lachrymary1854

sneezer1857

stook1859

snottinger1864

snot-rag1888

hanky1895

penwiper1902

paper handkerchief1907

nose-wipe1919

snitch-rag1940

paper hankie1959

1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 170/1 Penwiper..a handkerchief.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §88/4 Handkerchief..penwiper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penwiper
释义	penwipern. Brit. /ˈpɛnˌwʌɪpə/, U.S. /ˈpɛnˌwaɪpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, wiper n. Etymology: < pen n.³ + wiper n. 1. A small brush or wad of folded cloth (in earlier use frequently of a decorative design) used for cleaning a pen by wiping the ink from it. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > for cleaning pen penwiper1820 1820 Evangelical Mag. Dec. 539/2 Profits arising from making Pin-cushions, Needle-cases, Pen-wipers, &c. &c. 1826 E. Brown Let. in C. Oman Ayot Rectory (1965) iv. 90 Brown holland pockets containing housewives,..pencils, penwipers, knives. 1883 R. Broughton Belinda II. iii. 15 Belinda has stooped over the table, and is nervously arranging, rearranging, disarranging the exercise-books, grammars, pen-wipers upon it. 1936 G. Greene This Gun for Hire iii. 128 Mather looked down at a dingy array of penwipers and pipe cleaners. 1998 C. Willis To say Nothing of Dog i. 16 She'd put me back on jumble sale duty, with all those dreadful penwipers and embroidered tea cloths and hard-as-rock cakes. 2. slang. A handkerchief. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief coverchiefc1305 cloutc1380 muckender1420 napkin1436 handkerchief1530 handkercher1531 mocket1537 wiper1587 nose-cloth1589 pocket handkerchief1645 handcloth1676 mouchoira1685 pocket-clotha1704 wipe1708 volet1789 kerchief1814 snotter1823 lachrymatory1825 nose-rag1840 nose-wiper1840 sweat-rag1843 lachrymary1854 sneezer1857 stook1859 snottinger1864 snot-rag1888 hanky1895 penwiper1902 paper handkerchief1907 nose-wipe1919 snitch-rag1940 paper hankie1959 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 170/1 Penwiper..a handkerchief. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §88/4 Handkerchief..penwiper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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