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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for penned:

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.
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2. 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.
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         Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
                                                  --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Penned \Penned\, a.
   1. Winged; having plumes. [Obs.]
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   2. Written with a pen; composed. "Their penned speech."
      --Shak.
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   3. Enclosed in a pen; -- of animals.
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