From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pen \Pen\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Penned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penning}.] To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet. ''A prayer elaborately penned.'' --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pen \Pen\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, noun & v.] To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose. ''Away with her, and pen her up.'' --Shak.
Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
verb
1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {composition}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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