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penwork

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Etymology

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From pen +‎ work.

Noun

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penwork (uncountable)

  1. (art) artwork made with a pen
    • 2007 February 9, Wendy Moonan, “Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.