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Meaning of "penwiper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENWIPER

penwiper  [ˈpenˌwaɪpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENWIPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penwiper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENWIPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penwiper

Kalanchoe marmorata

Kalanchoe marmorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Central and West Africa, from Zaire to Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia. It is an erect or decumbent succulent perennial growing to 40 cm tall and wide, with glaucous leaves spotted with purple, and starry white, four-petalled flowers, sometimes tinged with pink, in spring. As the minimum temperature for cultivation is 12 °C, in temperate regions it is grown under glass as a houseplant. The Latin specific epithet marmorata refers to the marbled surface of the leaves. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Definition of penwiper in the English dictionary

The definition of penwiper in the dictionary is a piece of equipment for cleaning the ink from a pen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENWIPER


bagpiper
ˈbæɡpaɪpə
countersniper
ˈkaʊntəˌsnaɪpə
daguerreotyper
dəˈɡerəʊˌtaɪpə
electrotyper
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪpə
griper
ˈɡraɪpə
hyper
ˈhaɪpə
linotyper
ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪpə
phonotyper
ˈfəʊnəˌtaɪpə
piper
ˈpaɪpə
riper
ˈraɪpə
sandpiper
ˈsændˌpaɪpə
sideswiper
ˈsaɪdˌswaɪpə
sniper
ˈsnaɪpə
stenotyper
ˈstenəˌtaɪpə
stereotyper
ˈsterɪəˌtaɪpə
striper
ˈstraɪpə
swiper
ˈswaɪpə
Varityper
ˈvɛərɪˌtaɪpə
viper
ˈvaɪpə
wiper
ˈwaɪpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENWIPER

pentyl acetate
pentylene
pentylenetetrazol
penuche
penuchle
penuckle
penult
penultima
penultimate
penultimately
penumbra
penumbrae
penumbral
penumbrous
penurious
penuriously
penuriousness
penury
Penutian
penwoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENWIPER

asp viper
caliper
calliper
candy striper
curlew sandpiper
gaboon viper
gossiper
green sandpiper
horned viper
juniper
micrometer calliper
Pied Piper
pit viper
red-backed sandpiper
sand viper
spotted sandpiper
upland sandpiper
windscreen wiper
windshield wiper
worshiper

Synonyms and antonyms of penwiper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penwiper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENWIPER

Find out the translation of penwiper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penwiper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penwiper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

penwiper
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limpiaplumas
570 millions of speakers

English

penwiper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

penwiper
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

penwiper
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

penwiper
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penwiper
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

penwiper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

penwiper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penuap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

penwiper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

penwiper
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

penwiper
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penwiper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

penwiper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

penwiper
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेनवापर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

penwiper
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penwiper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

penwiper
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

penwiper
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penwiper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

penwiper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inktlap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

penwiper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penwiper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penwiper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENWIPER»

The term «penwiper» is normally little used and occupies the 126.043 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENWIPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penwiper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penwiper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penwiper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENWIPER»

Discover the use of penwiper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penwiper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beeton's Book of Needlework:
186 and 187.PenWiper in Cloth Appliqué. Materials: 4 circles of black cloth; 1 large white, 4 small white, and 4red circles ofcloth;4whiteand 4 redstars ofcloth; small black beads; gold and black purse silk; small ivory handle or figure. This pretty ...
Isabella Beeton, 2014
2
Popular Mechanics
Contributed by W. W. Slocum, Buffalo, N. Y. Penwiper Holder for a Drawing Board About the most troublesome thing a draftsman has to deal with is the penwiper. A solution of this trouble is clearly shown in the sketch. The rag is held at the end ...
3
Poor Miss Finch
She passed by the hat in contempt; looked at the penwiper, and put it down; lookedat the sheet of paper,andputit down; hesitatedand again shut her eyes. " No!" cried Grosse. "I won'thave it!How dareyou blind yourself, in the presence of Me?
Wilkie Collins, 2014
4
The Saturated World: Aesthetic Meaning, Intimate Objects, ...
A "witch penwiper" suggested in Ornamental Toys and How To Make Them also incorporated a doll with an old woman's face; ideally, she would be made to look as if she were stooping over. The witch and the old woman were lighthearted ...
Beverly Gordon, 2006
5
The Southdown Flock Book
Penwiper 8th, 8593, vol. 19. 12o84 Wilbraham Afghan (34° ), born 1918. s. Gatton Park S51, 11747, d. Wilbraham Ewe (79°). s. Gattonvol. 27. Park P 7, 1o6o5, vol. 24. br. Sir J. Colman. 2 d. Wilbraham Ewe (94 m). s. Penwiper' 6th, 8582, vol.
‎1919
6
Shaker Textile Arts
Penwipers, or penwipes, were popular fancy items in the Victorian age. A penwiper was a piece of absorbent cloth for wiping excess ink from fountain pens . The cloth was often worked into an elaborate holder or case, however, and made as a ...
Beverly Gordon, 1982
7
The Southdown Flock Book
Penwiper 25th (15 N), bred by Mr. F. H. Jennings, s. Penwiper 7444, vol. 17, d- Pagham Harbour Ewe (312"°), by Goodwood 383o, vol. 9. Clymping 18 of 1912 ( 18 W.L.), bred by Mr. Walter Langmead.s. Hark Forward 9446, vol. 21, d. Clymping ...
Southdown Sheep Society, inc, 1914
8
The Wind in His Fists
“I hope Jonathan likes his penwiper,” Maisie said to Elsa. At the laughter, she clapped her hand over her mouth in dismay. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong's gift was a hand-knit cap and mittens. Polly had hemmed a white square for a Sunday ...
Dorien Miles, 2002
9
The Companion to Our Mutual Friend (RLE Dickens): Routledge ...
'Penwipers] Made of one or more pieces of cloth folded or fastened together in various forms, such as a 'brush penwiper', 'tassel penwiper'. 'A schoolmaster, and says dinner-mats! I love my love with a B] This is the game called Forfeits: the ...
Michael Cotsell, 2013
10
Bazaars and Fair Ladies: The History of the American ...
This suggestion for a penwiper as a sheaf of wheat appeared in Godey's Lady's Book, February 1870. Fig. 48. (right) This fanciful accessory was made in the shape of a wheelbarrow. It was designed to compete with commercial goods at fairs, ...
Beverly Gordon, 1998

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENWIPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penwiper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blue Sky digs for the rare metal 'loophole'
The other key player in our little team is Penwiper, our poor but dishonest company secretary. Penwiper keeps Blue Sky in compliance with the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Nov 14»
2
VAJAYJAY IS SO BORING: Here's 9 Historic Euphemisms For Sex …
From Brown Madam to Itching Jenny, from your parenthesis, to your parts of shame, from a journey down your peculiar river, to your penwiper, ... «xoJane, Apr 14»
3
The munching invader
The family also includes the weird and wonderful alpine penwiper plant and Cook's scurvy grass, Lepidium oleraceum, made famous by ... «The Nelson Mail, Jan 13»
4
DIY Doctor Who Weeping Angel costume looks terrifyingly good
As for penwiper's costume, she used carefully painted fabric for the DIY "stone" dress, foamcore posterboard for the wings and two masks for ... «SlashGear, Jun 10»
5
Biblio-Text: Black Gull Books
But our out-and-out favourite is a little slip of paper where someone's written "Because we knew it was a prehistoric penwiper Alan dear!". «Londonist, Nov 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Penwiper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penwiper>. May 2024 ».
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