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fountain
(mass) | fountain
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fountain
(encz) | fountain,fontána |
fountain
(encz) | fountain,fontánka Zdeněk Brož |
fountain
(encz) | fountain,kašna |
fountain
(encz) | fountain,studánka Zdeněk Brož |
fountain
(encz) | fountain,vodotrysk n: Zdeněk Brož |
Fountain
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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fountain
(wn) | fountain
n 1: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of
water arises
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain,
outflow, outpouring, natural spring]
3: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: fountain,
jet]
4: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn:
fountain, fount] |
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drinking fountain
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fountain grass
(encz) | fountain grass, n: |
fountain pen
(encz) | fountain pen,plnicí pero Zdeněk Brožfountain pen,plnička n: Zdeněk Brož |
fountain-pen
(encz) | fountain-pen,plnicí pero Zdeněk Brož |
fountainhead
(encz) | fountainhead,hlavní pramen n: Jiří Drbálekfountainhead,vydatný zdroj n: Jiří Drbálek |
fountains
(encz) | fountains,fontány n: pl. Michal Ambrož |
soda fountain
(encz) | soda fountain, |
water fountain
(encz) | water fountain,kašna |
Air fountain
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
[1913 Webster]Air \Air\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a["e]r, fr. Gr.
'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a[digamma]hr, fr. root 'a[digamma] to
blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the
French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr.
the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French
meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F.
aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. A["e]ry,
Debonair, Malaria, Wind.]
1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth;
the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid,
transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
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Note: By the ancient philosophers, air was regarded as an
element; but modern science has shown that it is
essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a
small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions
being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen,
79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These
proportions are subject to a very slight variability.
Air also always contains some vapor of water.
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2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.
"Charm ache with air." --Shak.
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He was still all air and fire. [Air and fire being
the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and
water.] --Macaulay
.
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3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat,
cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as,
a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
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4. Any a["e]riform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly
called vital air. [Obs.]
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5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
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Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play.
--Pope.
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6. Odoriferous or contaminated air.
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7. That which surrounds and influences.
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The keen, the wholesome air of poverty.
--Wordsworth.
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8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
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You gave it air before me. --Dryden.
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9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in
consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical
and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single
voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to
plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody;
a tune; an aria.
(b) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc.,
the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern
harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called
the air.
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11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person;
mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a
lofty air. "His very air." --Shak.
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12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance;
manner; style.
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It was communicated with the air of a secret.
--Pope.
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12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or
vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts
on airs. --Thackeray.
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14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
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15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
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Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
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Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
on the air, currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio
and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and
sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are
being broadcast at the present moment.
Note: In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio
or television studio have telephoned into the station,
when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host
of the program commonly states "You're on the air." as
a warning that the conversation is not private.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
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Fountain
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain heead
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain inkstand
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain lamp
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain of youth
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain pen
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
[1913 Webster]Pen \Pen\ (p[e^]n), n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne,
fr. L. penna.]
1. A feather. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. A wing. [Obs.] --Milton.
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3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of
a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now
also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also,
originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or
graving.
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Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock. --Job
xix. 24.
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4. Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.
"Those learned pens." --Fuller.
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5. (Zool.) The internal shell of a squid.
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6. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.) A female swan; -- contrasted
with cob, the male swan. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bow pen. See Bow-pen.
Dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines.
Drawing pen, or Ruling pen, a pen for ruling lines having
a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.
Fountain pen, Geometric pen. See under Fountain, and
Geometric.
Music pen, a pen having five points for drawing the five
lines of the staff.
Pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen
and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.
Pen feather. A pin feather. [Obs.]
Pen name. See under Name.
Sea pen (Zool.), a pennatula. [Usually written sea-pen.]
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Fountain pump
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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Fountain shell
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
[1913 Webster]Tridacna \Tri*dac"na\, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ?
eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zool.)
A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the
coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species
(Tridacna gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds,
and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also {paw
shell}, and fountain shell.
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fountain shell
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
[1913 Webster]
3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
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.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
[1913 Webster]Tridacna \Tri*dac"na\, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ?
eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zool.)
A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the
coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species
(Tridacna gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds,
and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also {paw
shell}, and fountain shell.
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fountainhead
(gcide) | fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.
1. an abundant source.
Syn: well, wellspring.
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2. the source of water from which a stream arises.
Syn: headspring, head.
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Fountainless
(gcide) | Fountainless \Foun"tain*less\, a.
Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water.
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Barren desert, fountainless and dry. --Milton.
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Soda fountain
(gcide) | Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making
glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having
probably been a name of glasswort. See Solid.]
1. (Chem.)
(a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide.
(b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Sodium
bicarbonate is also called baking soda
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2. same as sodium, used in terms such as {bicarbonate of
soda}.
[PJC]
3. same as soda water.
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4. a non-alcoholic beverage, sweetened by various means,
containing flavoring and supersaturated with carbon
dioxide, so as to be effervescent when the container is
opened; -- in different localities it is variously called
also soda pop, pop, mineral water, and minerals.
It has many variants. The sweetening agent may be natural,
such as cane sugar or corn syrup, or artificial, such as
saccharin or aspartame. The flavoring varies widely,
popular variants being fruit or cola flavoring.
[PJC]
Caustic soda, sodium hydroxide.
Cooking soda, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.]
Sal soda. See Sodium carbonate, under Sodium.
Soda alum (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous
sulphate of alumina and soda.
Soda ash, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because
formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain
other plants, as saltwort (Salsola). See under Sodium.
Soda fountain, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted
with delivery tube, faucets, etc.
Soda lye, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of
sodium hydroxide, used in soap making.
Soda niter. See Nitratine.
Soda salts, salts having sodium for the base; specifically,
sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts.
Soda waste, the waste material, consisting chiefly of
calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a
useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc
process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali
waste}.
Washing soda, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Soda fountain \So"da foun`tain\, n.
a counter at which people may sit and be served soda pop, ice
cream, or light meals. Such counters may be located for
example in restaurants, ice cream shops, drugstores,
departments stores.
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drinking fountain
(wn) | drinking fountain
n 1: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn:
drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler] |
fountain grass
(wn) | fountain grass
n 1: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower
plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: fountain grass,
Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum] |
fountain of youth
(wn) | Fountain of Youth
n 1: 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" |
fountain pen
(wn) | fountain pen
n 1: a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its
barrel |
fountainhead
(wn) | fountainhead
n 1: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn:
well, wellspring, fountainhead]
2: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked
him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: fountainhead,
headspring, head] |
soda fountain
(wn) | soda fountain
n 1: a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are
prepared and served
2: an apparatus for dispensing soda water |
water fountain
(wn) | water fountain
n 1: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn:
drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler] |
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