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Fountain pen   /fˈaʊntən pɛn/   Listen
Fountain pen

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






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"Fountain pen" Quotes from Famous Books



... issued?" he asked. His big hands toyed with a little silver airplane propeller, a souvenir of his long-standing interest in the problems of commercial aviation. "You know," he went on, leaning forward on his elbows and replacing the propeller neatly on the base of his fountain pen stand, "this is a matter of interest to me in more than an official sense. Eileen Bennett was one of my wife's best friends. She was on her way to Washington to visit us after a stopover in ...
— The Last Straw • William J. Smith

... off and soak it in milk," I said. "It's his fountain pen; when the ink doesn't run, ...
— The Case of Jennie Brice • Mary Roberts Rinehart

... with a sensual face was busily writing at a desk in the corner, with his back to the door. He ceased and turned around at the sound of the opening door, and, thrusting his fountain pen behind an ear already burdened with a cigarette, waited to be informed what ...
— The Hand in the Dark • Arthur J. Rees

... can say anything). Certainly. In fact, you'd probably prefer it if my aunt gave you notice, and then you could go at once. We can easily arrange that. (TO AUNT EMILY as he takes out a fountain pen and cheque-book) What ...
— First Plays • A. A. Milne

... apparently. Where I come in is what I want to know. You stand up to it like a pair of cocks. Go outdoors if you want to fight. Spare me. When you come back, I'll have the papers signed. Will pencil do? Then, please, your fountain pen. One of you hold my head up from the pillow." Willis flung off the bed. "I wash my hands— I'm no match—no, and don't pretend to be——" The lawyer gravely capped his fountain pen. "You're doing the wise thing: you won't regret it. We're very sorry for you." Willis sneered: "Who's we?—some ...
— North of Boston • Robert Frost


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