A small brush or wad of folded cloth (in earlier use frequently of a decorative design) used for cleaning a pen by wiping the ink from it. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Early 19th century. From pen + wiper.
Definition of penwiper in US English:
penwiper
nounˈpɛnˌwʌɪpə
A small brush or wad of folded cloth (in earlier use frequently of a decorative design) used for cleaning a pen by wiping the ink from it. Now chiefly historical.