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peltý n. skin, hide, coat, fur, fleece: The trappers traded the fox
pelts for supplies.
pen° n. 1 writing instrument, fountain-pen, ball-point (pen), Brit
trade mark Biro, Old-fashioned quill: Dearest, I have finally
found time to put pen to paper. I prefer a pen with a fine
point.
--v. 2 write (down or up or out), jot down, (make a) note (of),
draft, draw up, compose, put on paper, commit to paper, commit
to writing, put in writing, scribble, scrawl, scratch, Formal
indite: While he was in prison, he penned letters to many men
of influence.
pený n. 1 coop, enclosure, hutch, (pig)sty, pound, fold, stall,
confine, US and Canadian corral: We kept the geese in a pen by
the barn.
--v. 2 Often, pen up. enclose, confine, coop up, shut up,
impound, round up, US and Canadian corral: It took three of us
to pen the sheep. During the blockade, the ships remained penned
up at Gibraltar.
penal adj. correctional, punitive, disciplinary: Crime and its
punishment are covered in the penal code. He was sent to a penal
colony for life.
penalize v. punish, discipline, mulct, amerce, fine, handicap, impose or
invoke a penalty against, impose a penalty on, Formal amerce;
sentence: This judge penalizes speeders mercilessly.
penalty n. punishment, discipline, penance, sentence; forfeit, fine,
handicap, price, mulct, Formal amercement; imprisonment,
incarceration: The prosecution demanded the maximum penalty
allowable under law for the crimes.
penance n. 1 punishment, penalty, reparation, amends, atonement,
self-punishment, self-mortification, regret, repentance,
contrition, suffering, penitence: A year of public service was
fair penance for the offence. 2 do penance. pay, suffer, make
amends or reparation(s), atone, wear sackcloth and ashes or a