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.—
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There’s plenty more in this area of the building, from shaving, beauty and sewing kits to desk sets and fountain pens, porcelain tea sets and hip flasks, to name a few.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The birds are now among the cyanide-bearing fountain pens, Nazi Enigma machines and bricks from Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound that make up the CIA Museum’s singular collection of declassified objects from the history of American espionage and intelligence.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
If McNally Jackson was pitched at bougie readers, Goods for the Study, with its cases of fountain pens, catered to bougie writers or those who might like to become them.
—Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
No fountain pen will go through the card-holder’s copy.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The birds are now among the cyanide-bearing fountain pens, Nazi Enigma machines and bricks from Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound that make up the CIA Museum’s singular collection of declassified objects from the history of American espionage and intelligence.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
If McNally Jackson was pitched at bougie readers, Goods for the Study, with its cases of fountain pens, catered to bougie writers or those who might like to become them.
—Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
No fountain pen will go through the card-holder’s copy.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fountain pen
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“Fountain pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fountain%20pen. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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