founttain : Idioms & Phrases
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Air fountain
- . See under
Air .
Webster 1913
Fountain heead
- primary source; original; first principle. Young.
Webster 1913
Fountain inkstand
- an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Webster 1913
Fountain lamp
- a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.
Webster 1913
Fountain of youth
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noun a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again
- Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth
WordNet
- a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
Webster 1913
Fountain pen
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noun a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel
WordNet
- a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink.
Webster 1913
Fountain pump
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(a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.(b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc.
Webster 1913
Fountain shell
(Zoöl.) , the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas ).