Phrase guide

ruling pen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a pen used in graphic design and calligraphy for drawing precise lines of various thicknesses

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: marraluma — a drawing instrument
  • Catalan: tiralínies — a drawing instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴨嘴筆 /鸭嘴笔 (yāzuǐbǐ) — a drawing instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直線筆 /直线笔 (zhíxiànbǐ) — a drawing instrument
  • Danish: ridsefjer — a drawing instrument
  • Dutch: trekpen — a drawing instrument
  • Finnish: vetopiirrin — a drawing instrument
  • French: tire-ligne — a drawing instrument
  • German: Reißfeder — a drawing instrument
  • Japanese: カラス口 (karasu-guchi) — a drawing instrument
  • Japanese: 烏口 (karasu-guchi) — a drawing instrument
  • Korean: 오구 (ogu) — a drawing instrument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rissefjær — a drawing instrument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rissefjør — a drawing instrument
  • Persian: قلم رسم (qalam-e rasm) — a drawing instrument
  • Polish: grafion — a drawing instrument
  • Portuguese: tira-linhas — a drawing instrument
  • Russian: рейсфе́дер (rejsfédɛr) — a drawing instrument
  • Spanish: tiralíneas — a drawing instrument
  • Swedish: dragstift — a drawing instrument
  • Ukrainian: рейсфедер (rejsfeder) — a drawing instrument