fountain pen

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1.A spring of water issuing from the earth. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

4.The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source. [1913 Webster]

Judea, the fountain of the gospel.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]

Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Air fountain. See under Air.

Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle. --Young.

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. [1913 Webster]

1.A feather. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2.A wing. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock.— Job xix. 24.[1913 Webster]

4.Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen. "Those learned pens." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

5.(Zool.) The internal shell of a squid. [1913 Webster]

6.[Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.) A female swan; -- contrasted with cob, the male swan. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Bow pen. See Bow-pen.

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.] [1913 Webster]