Penwork

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    artwork made with a pen uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From pen + work.

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