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Meaning of pen-picture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Mr. [Timothy Shay] Arthur has been, and is, a close observer, and in his pictures of domestic life, his groups include all the necessary characters, while the back ground and filling up take in all the accessories and incidentals, which, skilfully managed, give a pen-picture its vraisemblance.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Pen-plotter pen-pusher pen-tailed treeshrew Pen-y-bont Pen-y-bont-fawr Pen-y-Darren

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