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penwiper|ˈpɛnˌwaɪpə(r)|
[f. pen n.2 4 + wiper.]
a. A contrivance for cleaning a pen by wiping the ink from it; usually consisting of one or more pieces of cloth folded or fastened together, but also made in other forms (specified as ‘brush penwiper’, ‘tassel penwiper’, and the like); often of ornamental or fanciful design.
1826E. Brown Let. in C. Oman Ayot Rectory (1965) iv. 90 Brown holland pockets containing housewives,..pencils, penwipers, knives. 1838Dickens Diary 2 Jan. in Lett. (1965) I. 629, I wrote to Mrs. Hogarth yesterday,..sending as a New Years' token a pen-wiper of poor Mary's. 1840― Sk. Young Couples 88 All manner of presents, such as pocket-books, pencil-cases, pen-wipers. 1841C. Ridley Let. Nov. in Cecilia (1958) vi. 74, I want to know whether you like penwipers with white linen inside? They are all so here and the housekeeper renews them now and then. 1848Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxiv, The penwiper..was the imitation of a..dahlia. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. ii. i, I only make pincushions and pen-wipers to use up my waste.
fig.1900T. Fowler in N. & Q. 9th Ser. VI. 74 The ‘pen⁓wiper’, a small piece of folded silk which is attached to the back of the proctor's gown [at Oxford].
b. A handkerchief. slang.
1902Farmer & Henley Slang V. 170/1 Penwiper..a handkerchief. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §88/4 Handkerchief..penwiper. |