n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English penne, from Anglo-French, feather, pen, from Latin penna, pinna feather; akin to Greek pteron wing ― more at FEATHER
Date: 14th century
1 : an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: as a : QUILL b : PEN POINT c : a penholder containing a pen point d : FOUNTAIN PEN e : BALLPOINT
2 a : a writing instrument regarded as a means of expression <enlisted the pen s of the best writers ― F. H. Chase> b : WRITER
3 : the internal horny feather-shaped shell of a squid
4 : STYLUS D