felt-tip

noun

ˈfel(t)-ˌtip 

: a pen having a writing point made of felt

felt-tip adjective

or less commonly felt-tipped

ˈfel(t)-ˌtipt 

Examples of felt-tip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike a felt-tip pen, which delivers a relatively consistent line, a brush liner behaves more like a tiny paintbrush. — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026

An employee in an apron was down on her hands and knees, restocking the felt-tip pens from a drawer beneath the display. — Mary Norris, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025

In 2017, Sharpie discontinued the extra fine point felt-tip pen to make way for an ultra fine point pen, which appears thinner in comparison. — Nino Paoli, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for felt-tip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship