<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">felt-tip pens</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>markers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>pens</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>felt pens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>felt tip pens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>felt-tip markers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>felt-tip pen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>felt-tipped pens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fiber-tip pens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fibre-tip pens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>marker pen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pens, felt-tip</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soft-tip pens</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Pens with points made of porous materials, including or resembling felt, and a reservoir of ink in the handle. They became commercially available during the 1960s. In such pens a synthetic polymer of controlled porosity transfers ink from the reservoir to the writing surface. They are used for lettering, drawing, and writing on a variety of surfaces. ]]></note></mads>