A trademark for: a type of ballpoint pen typically having a non-metallic tip and a free flow of ink resembling that of a felt-tip pen.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Observer. From the name of the PentelCo. Ltd. (Japanese Penteru Kabushiki-gaisha), Japanese manufacturers of writing equipment.
Definition of Pentel in US English:
Pentel
nounˈpɛntɛl
A trademark for: a type of ballpoint pen typically having a non-metallic tip and a free flow of ink resembling that of a felt-tip pen.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Observer. From the name of the PentelCo. Ltd (Japanese Penteru Kabushiki-gaisha), Japanese manufacturers of writing equipment.