[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pen \pen\, v. t. 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
penned penning 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pen \pen\ pe^n, n. oe. penne, of. penne, pene, f. penne,
   fr. l. penna.
   1. a feather. obs. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. a wing. obs. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. an instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of
      a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now
      also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. also,
      originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or
      graving.
      1913 webster

            graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock. --job
                                                  xix. 24.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: a writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.
      "those learned pens." --fuller.
      1913 webster

   5. zool. the internal shell of a squid.
      1913 webster

   6. etymol. uncertain. zool. a female swan; -- contrasted
      with cob, the male swan. prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   bow pen. see bow-pen.

   dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines.

   drawing pen, or ruling pen, a pen for ruling lines having
      a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.

   fountain pen, geometric pen. see under fountain, and
      geometric.

   music pen, a pen having five points for drawing the five
      lines of the staff.

   pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen
      and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.

   pen feather. a pin feather. obs.

   pen name. see under name.

   sea pen zool., a pennatula. usually written sea-pen.
      1913 webster
see also:
cob bow pen bow-pen dotting pen drawing pen ruling pen 
fountain pen geometric pen fountain geometric music pen 
pen and ink pen-and-ink pen feather pen name name 
sea pen sea-pen 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pen \pen\, v. t. imp.  p. p. pennedor 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, n.  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.
   1913 webster

         watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
                                                  --milton.
   1913 webster
see also:
penned pent penning pin 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pen \pen\, n.
   1. from pen to shut in. a small inclosure; as, a pen for
      sheep or for pigs.
      1913 webster

            my father stole two geese out of a pen. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. from penitentiary. a penitentiary6; a prison. slang
      pjc
see also:
pen 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

penitentiary \pen`iten"tiary\, n.; pl. penitentiaries. cf.
   f. p'enitencier. see penitent.
   1. one who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
      obs. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. one who does penance. obs. --hammond.
      1913 webster

   3. a small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.
      --shpiley.
      1913 webster

   4. that part of a church to which penitents were admitted.
      --shipley.
      1913 webster

   5. r. c. ch.
      a an office of the papal court which examines cases of
          conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc.,
          and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. its chief
          is a cardinal, called the grand penitentiary,
          appointed by the pope.
      b an officer in some dioceses since a. d. 1215, vested
          with power from the bishop to absolve in cases
          reserved to him.
          1913 webster

   6. a house of correction, in which offenders are confined for
      punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they
      are generally compelled to labor; a prison; a jail.
      colloquially often shortened to pen.
      1913 webster
see also:
penitentiaries penitent pen 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pen
     n 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
     5: female swan
     v : produce a literary work; "she composed a poem"; "he wrote
         four novels" syn: write, compose, indite
     also: pent, penning, penned
see also:
playpen penitentiary write compose indite pent 
penning penned 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

298 moby thesaurus words for "pen":
   pow camp, amanuensis, arable land, arena, artistry, authorcraft,
   authorship, automatic writing, barnyard, barton, bastille,
   beleaguer, beset, besiege, black hole, blockade, borstal,
   borstal institution, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, bridewell,
   brig, cacoethes scribendi, cage, calaboose, calligrapher, can,
   cattle ranch, cell, chamber, check, chicken farm, chirographer,
   cincture, clerk, clink, cloister, close, close in, collective farm,
   compass, composition, concentration camp, condemned cell, confine,
   constrain, contain, container, cooler, coop, coop in, coop up,
   copier, copy, copy out, copyist, cordon, cordon off, cork up,
   corral, cotton plantation, coup de plume, court, courtyard,
   creative writing, crib, croft, cryptography, curtilage, dairy farm,
   death cell, death house, death row, delimited field, demesne,
   demesne farm, detain, detention camp, draft, drama-writing,
   draw up, dry farm, dude ranch, edit, editorial-writing, encage,
   encircle, enclave, enclose, enclosure, encompass, enface, engross,
   engrossment, enshrine, essay-writing, expository writing,
   facility in writing, factory farm, fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold,
   farmland, farmplace, farmstead, farmyard, feature-writing,
   federal prison, fence, fence in, field, fold, forced-labor camp,
   fruit farm, fur farm, gaol, grain farm, grange, graphomania,
   graphorrhea, graphospasm, grassland, ground, guardhouse, hacienda,
   hedge, hedge in, hell, hem, hem in, hold, hold in custody,
   hold in restraint, homecroft, homefarm, homestead, hoosegow,
   house in, house of correction, house of detention, immure, impound,
   imprison, incarcerate, include, inditement, industrial school,
   inhibit, ink spiller, ink spilling, inkslinger, inkslinging,
   inscribe, inscription, internment camp, jail, jailhouse,
   journalism, keep, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention,
   kennel, kibbutz, kolkhoz, labor camp, leaguer, letterer, lettering,
   libretto-writing, limbo, list, literary artistry,
   literary composition, literary power, literary production,
   literary talent, location, lockup, macrography, mains,
   make a recension, make out, manor farm, maximum-security prison,
   mew, mew up, micrography, minimum-security prison, novel-writing,
   orchard, oubliette, pale, paling, park, pasture, pen in, pen up,
   pen-and-ink, penal colony, penal institution, penal settlement,
   pencil, pencil driver, pencil driving, pencraft, penfold,
   penitentiary, penman, penner, pinfold, place of confinement,
   plantation, playwriting, pocket, pokey, poultry farm, pound,
   prison, prison camp, prisonhouse, purgatory, push the pen,
   put in writing, quad, quadrangle, quarantine, rail in, ranch,
   rancheria, rancho, ready pen, recense, record, recording secretary,
   reform school, reformatory, restrain, restrict, revise, rewrite,
   rewriting, scribbler, scribe, scrive, scrivener, scrivenery,
   scrivening, scroll, seal up, secret writing, secretary, shackle,
   sheep farm, short-story writing, shrine, shut in, shut up,
   skill with words, spill ink, spoil paper, sponging house, square,
   stable, state prison, station, steading, stock farm, stockade,
   superscribe, surround, technical writing, the hole, theater, toft,
   tollbooth, trace, training school, transcribe, transcriber,
   truck farm, type, typewriting, typing, verse-writing, wall in,
   word-slinger, wrap, write, write down, write out, writer, writing,
   yard, yard up

[8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

pen
     public education network
     
     

PEN Canada
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http://www.pencanada.ca/, score=100, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:55 am

PEN American Center - Homepage
...It is our hope that PEN can effectively channel our collective outrage and also provide.....PEN American Center held a public program in September exploring the growing conflict over..
http://www.pen.org/, score=99, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 11:10 am

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http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 11:12 am

Merlyn's Pen
...Teen Writers on War -- sponsored by The Merlyn's Pen Foundation.. © 2005 Merlyn's Pen..
http://www.merlynspen.com/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 2:21 pm

Poisoned Pen Press
...Welcome to Poisoned Pen Press!   Poisoned Pen Press is an independent publisher specializing in publishing high.....2003-2005 Poisoned Pen Press - All Rights Reserved..
http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:23 am

Welcome to The Passionate Pen -- A Place for Romance Writers
...Welcome to The Passionate Pen, a resource for Romance Writers who are pursuing their dream.....Due to The Passionate Pen being in New York, this site will not be update October 10th.....The Passionate Pen is a resource for romance authors. It offers a list of publishing..
http://www.passionatepen.com/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 9:05 pm

Merlyn's Pen
...Teen Writers on War -- sponsored by The Merlyn's Pen Foundation.. © 2005 Merlyn's Pen..
http://www.merlynspen.org/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:18 pm

Custom Chocolate Personalized Chocolates and Chocolate Corporate Gifts
...The Chocolate Pen now offers custom gifts for Corporate gift giving and employee.....The Chocolate Pen also offers a variety of packaging options for your personalized.....Pen by Nestle, one of the world's finest chocolate.For client and employee gifting..
http://www.chocolatepen.com/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:39 am

C-Pen - Stroke of Genius
...C-Pen reads text and digits directly into your PC. C-Pen recognises 167 Languages with.....C-Pen 20.. Reads... 167 Languages.. Digits.. Barcodes.. ...directly into your computer..
http://www.cpen.com/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:51 am

Waterman Fountain Pens,Parker Fountain Pen,Delta Roller Ball
...We also offer many accessories for your Fountain Pen, Ball Point Pen, Roller Ball Pens or Mechanical.....Cajun Pen Shop is your one stop internet source for quality writing instruments at.....We also offer Quality Pen Chest, Jewelry Chests and Humidors by Reed and Barton, Leather..
http://www.cajunpen.com/, score=95, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:18 am

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