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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A pen filled from an external source and containing an ink reservoir that automatically feeds the writing point.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A writing-pen with a reservoir for furnishing a continuous supply of ink.

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink.
  2. n. See under Fountain, and Geometric.

WordNet 3.0

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

Examples

  • “Gomberg supplied an American fountain pen and a notebook.”

    Six Red Months in Russia: An Observer's Account of Russia Before and During the Proletarian Dictatorship

  • “The next time that Rubashov again stood bowed over the day's record, with Gletkin's warm fountain pen in his hand -- the stenographer had already left the room -- he said:”

    Fictionaut: Autumn

  • “And tell them how the King'd buy some poor bugger's watch or ring or fountain pen for a pittance, the last bloody thing he had in the world, and sell it high and never tell and cheat on the price, cheat, always cheat. Eh?”

    Noble House

  • “Howard Phillips stood poised with notebook in hand and a fountain pen at ready.”

    Practical Demonkeeping

  • “Haj rejects the fountain pen offered him and whisks one from the pocket of his Zegna.”

    the mission song

  • “Mr. Speidel nodded vigorously, took out his fountain pen and signed the release and dated it.”

    1968

  • “I drew a chair to the table where the lamp was, got out my fountain pen and a printed will-form with which I had provided myself, and expressed myself ready to receive her instructions.”

    Unnatural Death

  • “With his fountain pen he placed a neat tick against the name Hecht.”

    A Murder of Quality

  • “Among loose, crumpled newspaper he saw a fountain pen that he recognized as John Chen's, a driving license, some keys on a key ring, a letter addressed to John Chen, 14A Sinclair Towers, and a small plastic bag with a piece of cloth half-stuffed into it.”

    Noble House

  • “Secondly, you told me that a Negro that got fired from the garage is suspected of doing it to annoy the management, but in that case it was just a coincidence that he picked fountain pen Crisler for a target both times?”

    Too Many Cooks

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