brush-pen
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of brush pen.
Example Sentences
- "The scribe had to dip his brush-pen quite often; he could write only five to nine hieroglyphic characters with each dip."
- "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."
- "If, for instance, the shadow seems to take the shape of a Chinese brush-pen, the boy will become a great scholar; if it is shaped like a plough he will remain in the condition of a peasant or farmer."