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noun Fountain n. 1.A spring of water issuing from the earth. 2.An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament. 3.A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc. 4.The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source. "Judea, the fountain of the gospel." "Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible." Air fountain. See under Air. Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle. Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir. Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir. Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink. Fountain pump. (a)A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump. (b)A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc. Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas). Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
Pen n. 3.An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. "Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock." 4.Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen. "Those learned pens." 5.(Zool.) The internal shell of a squid. 6.(Zool.) A female swan; contrasted with cob, the male swan. (Prov. Eng.) Dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines. Drawing pen, or Ruling pen, a pen for ruling lines having a pair of blades between which the ink is contained. Fountain pen, Geometric pen. See under Fountain, and Geometric. Music pen, a pen having five points for drawing the five lines of the staff. Pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch. Pen feather. A pin feather. (Obs.) Pen name. See under Name. Sea pen (Zool.), a pennatula. (Usually written sea-pen)
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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