PENCE
Pence, n.,
Defn: pl. of Penny. See Penny.
PENCEL
Pen"cel, n. Etym: [See Pennoncel.]
Defn: A small, narrow flag or streamer borne at the top of a lance; - - called also pennoncel. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
PENCHANT Pen`chant", n. Etym: [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See Pendant.]
Defn: Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.
PENCHUTE
Pen"chute`, n.
Defn: See Penstock.
PENCIL Pen"cil, n. Etym: [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. Penicil.]
1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. With subtile pencil depainted was this storie. Chaucer.