"brush-pen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brush-pens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brush-pen (plural brush-pens)
  1. Alternative form of brush pen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brush pen
    Sense id: en-brush-pen-en-noun-xfskSOo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for brush-pen meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "ref": "2011, Tsuen-hsuin Tsien, Collected Writings on Chinese Culture, page 3",
          "text": "The use of the brush-pen and lampblack ink as the basic vehicle for committing thoughts to writing can be traced back to remote antiquity in China.",
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          "ref": "2011, Reginald F. Johnston, Lion and Dragon in Northern China, page 190",
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