pencraftn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnkrɑːft/,

/ˈpɛnkraft/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnˌkræft/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, craft n.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + craft n.

The craft, art, or occupation of writing; the business of a writer. Also: skill with writing, penmanship.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > [noun] > writing as occupation

writingc1405

scriveneryc1454

clerkship1550

calligraphy1590

pencraft1600

scribeship1606

clerking1679

pen-and-inkmanship1804

clerkhood1873

clerkage1883

clerkery1883

clerkdom-

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > skill in

written hand1580

pencraft1600

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun]

bookcraftOE

fayingc1200

pena1387

composition1577

penwork1596

book writing1600

pencraft1600

composure1601

authoragea1628

literature1663

authorism1702

authorship1710

letters?1710

authoring1742

authorcraft1746

penwomanship1776

penmanship1793

authorhood1832

creative writing1837

pen-and-inkeryc1909

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ix. 349 The same yeare, C. Flavius..sware an oth, that he would no longer be a notarie and use pencraft [L. scriptum non facturum].

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. iv. 24 I would not give a groat for that man's knowledge in pen-craft.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert Introd. p. v, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I To think that I merit not the empty fame alone, but also the more substantial rewards, of successful pencraft.

1894 F. S. Ellis Reynard the Fox 255 But by good pencraft was the story Told.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Oct. 1328/2 He felt the double vocation to transplant its pencraft and literature to a then Burgundophile England.

1994 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 10 Nov. It was his pure travel writing which probably involved his finest pencraft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pencraft
释义	pencraftn. Brit. /ˈpɛnkrɑːft/, /ˈpɛnkraft/, U.S. /ˈpɛnˌkræft/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, craft n. Etymology: < pen n.³ + craft n. The craft, art, or occupation of writing; the business of a writer. Also: skill with writing, penmanship. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [noun] > writing as occupation writingc1405 scriveneryc1454 clerkship1550 calligraphy1590 pencraft1600 scribeship1606 clerking1679 pen-and-inkmanship1804 clerkhood1873 clerkage1883 clerkery1883 clerkdom- society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > skill in written hand1580 pencraft1600 society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] bookcraftOE fayingc1200 pena1387 composition1577 penwork1596 book writing1600 pencraft1600 composure1601 authoragea1628 literature1663 authorism1702 authorship1710 letters?1710 authoring1742 authorcraft1746 penwomanship1776 penmanship1793 authorhood1832 creative writing1837 pen-and-inkeryc1909 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ix. 349 The same yeare, C. Flavius..sware an oth, that he would no longer be a notarie and use pencraft [L. scriptum non facturum]. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. iv. 24 I would not give a groat for that man's knowledge in pen-craft. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert Introd. p. v, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I To think that I merit not the empty fame alone, but also the more substantial rewards, of successful pencraft. 1894 F. S. Ellis Reynard the Fox 255 But by good pencraft was the story Told. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Oct. 1328/2 He felt the double vocation to transplant its pencraft and literature to a then Burgundophile England. 1994 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 10 Nov. It was his pure travel writing which probably involved his finest pencraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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