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fountain pen
noun
: a pen containing an ink reservoir that automatically feeds a metal writing point
The fountain pen—which hasn't been a necessary tool of daily life since the ballpoint pen was invented in 1938—has become not only a prestige possession but also a defiant symbol of antitechnology sentiments.—Heidi Ellison
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Quentin Tarantino writes the first drafts of his screenplays longhand; Neal Stephenson wrote The Baroque Cycle, a series of eight books set in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with a fountain pen.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
If using a fountain pen or retreating to a mountain house can make the cognitive load of producing text even somewhat more bearable, writers will consider it.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Photograph: Peter Fisher At one point in one of our talks, Rohrer lifted a fountain pen from his desk.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Days later, the sovereign had a problem with a leaky fountain pen during a signing ceremony in Northern Ireland.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1710, in the meaning defined above
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“Fountain pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fountain%20pen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
fountain pen
noun
: a pen with ink inside that is fed to the writing point as needed
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Nglish: Translation of fountain pen for Spanish Speakers
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