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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

goose-pen en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An enclosure for geese.
  2. (obsolete) A quill pen.

Forms

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goose-pens Number=Plur lexicographic

goose-pen en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (rare) To write with a quill pen.
    • Upon the infinitely wise countrywoman's suggestion, she goose-penned, from the edge of her bed, on a side table with cabriole legs, a love letter and took five minutes to reread it in a languorous but loud voice […] 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 7:

Forms

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goose-penned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goose-penned Tense=Past lexicographic
goose-penning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goose-pens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic