Definition of Fountain pen

1. Noun. A pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel.

Terms within: Ink Cartridge
Generic synonyms: Pen

Definition of Fountain pen

1. Noun. A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fountain Pen

foundries
foundry
foundry proof
foundryman
foundryman's fever
foundrymen
founds
fount
fount of honor
fount of honour
fountain
fountain code
fountain codes
fountain decussation
fountain pen
fountain pens
fountain water
fountained
fountaineer
fountaineers
fountainhead
fountainheads
fountaining
fountainless
fountainlet
fountainlets
fountainlike
fountains

Literary usage of Fountain pen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"those who appreciate the luxury of a good fountain pen, our NKW ST. ... STERLING fountain pen CO. Davidson Rubber Co., Props. 19 Milk Street. ..."

2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"He worked on the idea and soon had made the first Waterman fountain pen. ... It was in 1884 that the Waterman fountain pen came to the attention of the ..."

3. Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families by Hester Dorsey Richardson (1913)
"CHAPTER XLVII THE fountain pen IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II THE quill pen and inkhorn have long been thought to be the most elegant accessories of a Colonial ..."

4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1915)
"to be juxtaposed in equally large and conspicuous letters when the permitted name was marked upon any part of the fountain pen sold by the defendant, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The latest improvement in the fountain pen is an automatic filler, or, to be more exact, a device for filling the pen without removing the part containing ..."

6. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1896)
"We have much pleasure in recommending the Swan fountain pen to our readers as one of the best, if not tlie very best, of its class. ..."

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