founttain : Idioms & Phrases


Air fountain

  • . See under Air.
Webster 1913

Fountain heead

  • primary source; original; first principle. Young.
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Fountain inkstand

  • an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir.
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Fountain lamp

  • a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.
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Fountain of youth

  • 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

  • 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

  • . (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.
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Fountain shell

  • (Zoöl.), the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas).
Webster 1913