Meaning of Biro | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Biro brand ballpoint pen.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname from the Slavic languages.
3. Any ballpoint pen.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable
4. A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.
5. Ink from a ballpoint pen.
   broadly, uncountable

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Examples

“Biro MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF Writing "BIRO" is unique: it writes with a ballpoint — a point that never goes wrong, never floods, bends or splutters — a point that rolls your writing on to the paper with effortless ease. "BIRO" ink dries as you write; you cannot smudge it; you need no blotter. […] Retail price 55/- including purchase tax”

“Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes.”

“Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.”

“‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′”

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