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

Examples of fountain pen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 See all Example Sentences for fountain pen 

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Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fountain pen was in 1710

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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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