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fountain pen

n.
A pen having a refillable or replaceable ink reservoir that feeds ink to the nib.
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fountain pen

n
a pen the nib of which is supplied with ink from a cartridge or a reservoir in its barrel
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foun′tain pen`


n.
a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of ink to its point.
[1700–10]
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Noun 1. [画像:fountain pen - a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel]fountain pen - a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel
ink cartridge - a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced
pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
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Translations
قَلَمُ حِبْر قَلَم حِبْر
plnicí peroplnící pero
fyldepen
mustekynätäytekynä
nalivpero
töltõtoll
blekpennilindarpenni, sjálfblekungur
万年筆
만년필
plniace pero
reservoarpenna
ปากกาหมึกซึม
bút máy

fountain pen

npenna stilografica
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fountain

(ˈfauntin) noun
1. an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air. Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains. fontein نافورَه фонтан fonte fontána der Springbrunnen fontæne; springvand σιντριβάνι fuente purskkaev فواره suihkulähde fontaine מזרקה फव्वारा fontana szökőkút air mancur gosbrunnur fontana 噴水 분수 fontanas strūklaka air pancut fontein fontene, springvann fontanna فواره، چينه، مخزن داوبو fonte fântână фонтан fontána vodomet fontana fontän, springbrunn น้ําพุธรรมชาติ fıskiye 人造噴泉 фонтан فوّارہ vòi phun nước 人造喷泉
2. the water coming from such a structure. It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool. fontein مَنْهَل، يَنْبوع، سَبيل вода на фонтан fonte vodotrysk der Springbrunnen stråle; sprøjt πίδακας fuente purskkaev آبی که از فواره سرازیر می شود suihkulähteen vesisuihku fontaine סילון फव्वारा vodoskok, voda iz fontane kút pancuran buna úr gosbrunni zampillo 噴水の水 샘, 수원 fontanas strūklaka air pancut fontein fontenevann fontanna فواره fonte (apă de) fântână фонтан fontána vodomet česma fontän น้ําจากน้ําพุ kaynak 泉水 фонтан فوّارہ سے نکلنے والا پانی nước từ vòi phun 泉水
3. a source. God is the fountain of all goodness. bron مَنْبَع، مَصْدَر източник fonte zdroj, pramen die Quelle kilde πηγή fuente läte سرچشمه lähde source מקור सोता izvor, vrelo forrás sumber uppspretta origine, sorgente 源泉 원천 šaltinis avots sumber bron kilde, utspring źródło سر چینه fonte izvor источник prameň (iz)vir izvor källa แหล่งกําเนิด kaynak 源泉 джерело منبع nguồn gốc 源泉
fountain pen
a kind of pen with a nib and containing a supply of ink which is released as one writes. vulpen قَلَم حِبْر писалка caneta tinteiro plnicí pero der Füllfederhalter fyldepen πένα pluma estilográfica täitesulepea قلم خودنویس täytekynä stylo עֵט נוֹבֵעַ कलम naliv-pero töltőtoll fulpen lindarpenni, sjálfblekungur penna stilografica 万年筆 만년필 automatinis plunksnakotis, parkeris pildspalva pen dakwat basah vulpen fyllepenn wieczne pióro خود رنګه قلم caneta stilou авторучка plniace pero nalivnik penkalo reservoarpenna ปากกาหมึกซึม dolmakalem 自來水筆 автоматична ручка سیاہی والا قلم bút máy 自来水笔
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fountain pen

قَلَمُ حِبْر plnicí pero fyldepen Füller πένα μελάνης pluma estilográfica mustekynä stylo plume nalivpero penna stilografica 万年筆 만년필 vulpen fyllepenn pióro wieczne caneta de tinta permanente , caneta-tinteiro авторучка reservoarpenna ปากกาหมึกซึม dolmakalem bút máy 钢笔
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References in classic literature ?
"No; I had to follow rather close to find out about Miss Joan and the fountain pen. But I knew Kalon was the criminal before I came into the front door."
"People like the Staceys always use fountain pens; but this was specially natural to Pauline.
Why, bless my fountain pen, it's the most wonderful story I ever heard of!
Anne had known beforehand of the party, but she had not known that she and Gilbert were, as the founders of the Society, to be presented with a very complimentary "address" and "tokens of respect" -- in her case a volume of Shakespeare's plays, in Gilbert's a fountain pen. She was so taken by surprise and pleased by the nice things said in the address, read in Moody Spurgeon's most solemn and ministerial tones, that the tears quite drowned the sparkle of her big gray eyes.
He sat long enough for the declining sun to dip behind the roofs of the town at his back, and throw the shadow of the houses on the lake front over the islet, before he pulled out of his pocket a fountain pen, opened a small notebook on his knee, and began to write quickly, raising his eyes now and then at the connecting arm of the bridge.
Among the tiny bones of the hands was an ancient fountain pen, as good, apparently, as the day it was made, and a metal covered memoranda book, closed over the bones of an index finger.
It is not to be classed with safety razors and piano players and fountain pens. It is nothing less than the high-speed tool of civilization, gearing up the whole mechanism to more effective social service.
The small, agitated figures--for in comparison with this couple most people looked small--decorated with fountain pens, and burdened with despatch-boxes, had appointments to keep, and drew a weekly salary, so that there was some reason for the unfriendly stare which was bestowed upon Mr.
He was also described quite incorrectly as the son of a man who had amassed a comfortable fortune in the manufacture of gold nibs and the Butteridge fountain pens. But this was an entirely different strain of Butteridges.
Summary: Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 04 (ANI): With the intention of bringing back the memories of the fountain pen era, Krishnamurthy Achar, a carpenter from Avinahalli village has crafted a 19.5 ft long wooden pen.
I thought I would drop by for a look-see as the "old man" of Philippine fountain pen collecting, and happily I was accompanied by a small but very knowledgeable Pinoy contingent that included adwoman and artist Leigh Reyes (who also happens to be the new president of our Fountain Pen Network-Philippines), medical executive Joseph Abueg, and avid collector Micah Robles, among others.

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