fountainn.

Brit.

/ˈfaʊnt(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˈfaʊnt(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English–1500s fontayn(e, fonteyn(e, Middle English–1600s fontaine, fountayn(e, 1500s fontane, 1500s–1600s fountaine, 1600s– fountain.

Etymology: late Middle English fontayne , < Old French fontaine < late Latin fontāna (whence Provençal fontana , Spanish fontana , Portuguese fontana , Italian fontana , Welsh ffynnawn , -on ), feminine of Latin fontānus pertaining to a fount, < font- , fons fount n.¹

a. A spring or source of water issuing from the earth and collecting in a basin, natural or artificial; also, the head-spring or source of a stream or river. Now archaic or poetic exc. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun]

welleOE

walma897

spring?1316

spring wellc1340

water springc1450

source1477

fountain1490

quick-spring1530

eye1535

fountainhead1585

fount1594

springlet1661

keld1697

urn1726

spout head1733

spout1778

seep1824

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xviii. 400 A fore the gate sprange a quycke fontaine.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xix. 308 To this fountayn ofte tyme com nimiane for to disporte.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. viii. A The fountaynes of the depe and the wyndowes of heauen were stopte.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 23 Like to a bubling Fountaine stirde with winde.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. ix. 163 Some would haue the great river Tanais not to haue his head or fountaine in the Riphæan mountains.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 581 God who caus'd a fountain at thy prayer From the dry ground to spring.

1692 J. Ray Dissol. World (1732) ii. ii. 83 Making Rivers to ascend to their Fountains.

1726 J. Dyer Grongar Hill in New Misc. 82 So oft I have,..At the Fountain of a Rill, Sate upon a flowery Bed.

1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana ii. ii. 105 The greatest objection to this country is the want of fountains and running streams.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Amphion in Poems (new ed.) II. 170 The vilest herb that runs to seed Beside its native fountain.

b. Used with reference to baptism (cf. font n.¹).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > [noun]

fulloghteOE

fulghtningc1175

baptizing1297

Christendomc1300

christeningc1330

baptism1377

fullowinga1387

illumination1398

baptizea1400

to have Christenheada1450

baptiste1460

baptization1470

fountain1549

washinga1557

tincture1612

baptizement1818

baptistery1851

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Eph. v. 26 Clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde.]

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii* Them which at this fountayne forsake the deuill and all his workes.

c. transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > formation of blood > [noun] > source of blood

fountain1526

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark v. f. l^v And streyght waye her fountayne of bloude was dreyed vppe.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. i. 82 With purple fountaines issuing from your veines.

d. figurative. A spring, source, ‘well’. (Often in plural.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun]

welleOE

mothereOE

ordeOE

wellspringeOE

fathereOE

headeOE

oreOE

wellspringOE

rootc1175

morea1200

beginningc1200

head wella1325

sourcec1374

principlea1382

risinga1382

springinga1382

fountain14..

springerc1410

nativity?a1425

racinea1425

spring1435

headspring?a1439

seminaryc1440

originationc1443

spring wellc1450

sourdre1477

primordialc1487

naissance1490

wellhead?1492

offspringa1500

conduit-head1517

damc1540

springhead1547

principium1550

mint1555

principal1555

centre1557

head fountain1563

parentage1581

rise1589

spawna1591

fount1594

parent1597

taproot1601

origin1604

fountainhead1606

radix1607

springa1616

abundary1622

rist1622

primitive1628

primary1632

land-spring1642

extraction1655

upstart1669

progenerator1692

fontala1711

well-eye1826

first birth1838

ancestry1880

Quelle1893

14.. Balade to our Ladie in Chaucer's Wks. (1561) Fountain al filthlesse, as birell current clere.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. vi. 30 Parys Oxenford & Cambryge ben the fontayns where men may drawe out most science.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) i. sig. Aiij^v/2 This holy trynyte is one god..fountayne of all godenesse and of all vertue.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxxii^v Almightie God, the fountayn of all wisdome.

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Ciij This mischiefe hath many fountaines.

1714 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements (rev. ed.) Pref. Some principal Rules of practical Geometry, reducing them to their original Fountains.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 223 The French law, which is derived from the same feodal fountain.

1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. viii. 117 The Crown is the fountain of honour.

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 116 Long-practised craft had poisoned the very fountains of trust in him.

a. A jet or stream of water made to rise or spout up artificially; the structure built for such a jet or stream to rise and fall in; also, an erection in a public place for a constant supply of fresh water for drinking (more fully, drinking fountain). Applied also to a natural jet of water, as that of a geyser.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > fountain > [noun] > artificial

wellc1300

conduit?a1400

fountain1509

conduit-head1517

waterworka1586

water feature1841

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > drinking fountain

water fountain?1557

watering stone1788

scuttlebutt1801

fountain1882

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xviii. ix A dulcet spring and marvaylous fountaine Of golde and asure made all certaine.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa7 In the midst of all, a fountaine stood, Of richest substance, that on earth might bee.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. ii. 77 My Statue, Which like a Fountaine, with an hundred spouts Did run pure blood.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 274 Fountaines I intend to be of two Natures: The One that Sprinckleth or Spouteth Water; The Other a Faire Receipt of Water,..without Fish, or Slime, or Mud.

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1650) 23 A stone fountaine weeping out the yeare.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 313 There were 4 fountains of cold Water in this room.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 28 It had been formerly a Fountain, but was only choak'd up..I ask'd..if he had ever known it to play.

1841–4 R. W. Emerson Art in Wks. (1906) I. 145 Let spouting fountains cool the air, Singing in the sun-baked square.

1882 Cassell at Drinking-fountain Modern drinking fountains began to be erected in Liverpool in 1857. The first one in London was opened to the public on April 12, 1859.

1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 84 Instantly the fountain [of the Great Geyser of Iceland] began to play with the utmost violence.

b. A metal vessel containing aerated water for drinking; a box containing ice and a coil through which aerated water is drawn (= soda-fountain n.). U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > utensil for effervescing drink

soda-fountain1824

fountain1843

seltzogene1860

sparklet1902

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. viii. 52 I shall make no attempt to record their..puns—good things of the sort, like soda-water, had better be taken at the fountain.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxxi. 675 A drink equal to the best soda from fountains.

1936 Amer. Speech 11 38 The craze for this sort of fountain entertainment seems to be on the wane.

1955 H. Roth Sleeper xvi. 131 He had neglected to tip the fountain man.

3. Heraldry. A roundel, barry wavy of six, argent and azure.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > circular device > of specific tinctures

pelletc1425

plate1466

bezant1486

cake1486

gunstone1486

ogle1486

talent1486

torteau1486

tortlet1486

wastel1486

ogressa1550

golpe1562

guze1562

orange1562

pomeis1562

plat1592

fountain1610

tortey1688

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iv. 96 He beareth..a Bend..betweene six Fountaines Proper.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry vi. 31 In representation, the Bezant, Plate, and Fountain, are flat.

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) iv. 70 A Bend between six Fountains forms the Coat of the Stourton Family.

Categories »

4. A reservoir or compartment for holding oil, ink, etc., in an Argand lamp, a printing-press, etc.

5. Conchology. (See quot. 1895.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > miscellaneous types > species fountain

fountain1895

1895 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 355 Fountains and watering-pots..and helmet-shells..names which have been locally..applied to a few of the multitudinous species of Mollusca.

Compounds

C1. simple attributive (chiefly appositive and figurative = belonging to or of the nature of a spring or source, original).

ΚΠ

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 5 The fountain-love, the fountain-delight, the fountain-joy of men and angels.

1648 R. Boyle Seraphic Love (1700) xviii. 111 His Love is the first Original and Fountain-blessing.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) ix. vi. 415 The Universal Fountain-fulness of One Supreme Almighty Goodness.

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 286 The Fountain-light of the soul.

1678 A. Marvell Def. John Howe in Wks. (1875) IV. 192 The original and fountain-Being.

1807 W. Wordsworth Ode in Poems II. 155 Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles vi. 187 In contact with him in whom was the fountain flame of all life.

C2. General attributive.

fountain-brim n.

ΚΠ

1637 J. Milton Comus 5 By dimpled Brooke, and Fountaine brim.

fountain-side n.

ΚΠ

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 326 By a fresh Fountain side .

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 480 Descry'd By road frequented, or by fountain-side.

fountain-fruitful adj.

ΚΠ

1641 G. Sandys Paraphr. Song Solomon iv. ii The Fountain-fruitfull Lebanon.

C3.

fountain-fish n. a ctenophoran.

fountain-pen n. a pen furnished with an ink-reservoir.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pen > fountain pen

fountain-pen1712

Parker1906

1712 M. Henry Expos. Prophetical Bks. Old Test. (Zech. iv. 2) sig. Bbbbbbbb^v/2 Without any further Care they [sc. lamps] received Oil as fast as they wasted it, (as in those which we call Fountain Inkhorns, or Fountain Pens).

1789 F. Burney Diary 18 Aug. (1842) V. 51 I took a fountain pen, and wrote my rough journal.

1823 J. Mitchell Dict. Math. & Physical Sci. Fountain-pen.

1833 Mechanics' Mag. 19 319/1 The introduction of this paper will go far to supersede the use of fountain-pens of all kinds.

1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 164 One silver pocket-knife and fountain-pen.

fountain-pipe n. a pipe which supplies a fountain with water.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > types of

suspiral1420

quillc1433

boss?1521

susper1532

fountain-pipe1664

pump log1816

wash-out1903

tie-line1949

dead leg1953

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 81 in Sylva Look to your Fountain-pipes.

fountain-tree n. a name for the deodar ( Treasury Bot. 1866); also, ‘a tree in the Canary Isles which distills water from its leaves’ (W.).

† fountain-water n. Obsolete fresh water from a spring, spring-water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > from a spring, fountain, or well

well watereOE

pit watera1398

spring-waterc1450

watersc1484

fountain-water1572

spa-water1589

1572 L. Mascall tr. in Bk. Plant & Graffe Trees 84 Mingled with a little fountayne or running water.

1612 P. Pomarius Enchiridion Med. (new ed.) ii. 7 Let it be boyled in foure pints of fountaine water.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber iv. iv. 245 Common Salt is dissolved in clear Fountain Water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fountain
释义	fountainn. Brit. /ˈfaʊnt(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈfaʊnt(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English–1500s fontayn(e, fonteyn(e, Middle English–1600s fontaine, fountayn(e, 1500s fontane, 1500s–1600s fountaine, 1600s– fountain. Etymology: late Middle English fontayne , < Old French fontaine < late Latin fontāna (whence Provençal fontana , Spanish fontana , Portuguese fontana , Italian fontana , Welsh ffynnawn , -on ), feminine of Latin fontānus pertaining to a fount, < font- , fons fount n.¹ 1. a. A spring or source of water issuing from the earth and collecting in a basin, natural or artificial; also, the head-spring or source of a stream or river. Now archaic or poetic exc. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] welleOE walma897 spring?1316 spring wellc1340 water springc1450 source1477 fountain1490 quick-spring1530 eye1535 fountainhead1585 fount1594 springlet1661 keld1697 urn1726 spout head1733 spout1778 seep1824 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xviii. 400 A fore the gate sprange a quycke fontaine. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xix. 308 To this fountayn ofte tyme com nimiane for to disporte. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. viii. A The fountaynes of the depe and the wyndowes of heauen were stopte. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 23 Like to a bubling Fountaine stirde with winde. View more context for this quotation 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated ii. ix. 163 Some would haue the great river Tanais not to haue his head or fountaine in the Riphæan mountains. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 581 God who caus'd a fountain at thy prayer From the dry ground to spring. View more context for this quotation 1692 J. Ray Dissol. World (1732) ii. ii. 83 Making Rivers to ascend to their Fountains. 1726 J. Dyer Grongar Hill in New Misc. 82 So oft I have,..At the Fountain of a Rill, Sate upon a flowery Bed. 1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana ii. ii. 105 The greatest objection to this country is the want of fountains and running streams. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Amphion in Poems (new ed.) II. 170 The vilest herb that runs to seed Beside its native fountain. b. Used with reference to baptism (cf. font n.¹). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > [noun] fulloghteOE fulghtningc1175 baptizing1297 Christendomc1300 christeningc1330 baptism1377 fullowinga1387 illumination1398 baptizea1400 to have Christenheada1450 baptiste1460 baptization1470 fountain1549 washinga1557 tincture1612 baptizement1818 baptistery1851 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Eph. v. 26 Clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde.] 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii* Them which at this fountayne forsake the deuill and all his workes. c. transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > formation of blood > [noun] > source of blood fountain1526 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark v. f. l^v And streyght waye her fountayne of bloude was dreyed vppe. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. i. 82 With purple fountaines issuing from your veines. View more context for this quotation d. figurative. A spring, source, ‘well’. (Often in plural.) ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 14.. Balade to our Ladie in Chaucer's Wks. (1561) Fountain al filthlesse, as birell current clere. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. vi. 30 Parys Oxenford & Cambryge ben the fontayns where men may drawe out most science. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) i. sig. Aiij^v/2 This holy trynyte is one god..fountayne of all godenesse and of all vertue. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxxii^v Almightie God, the fountayn of all wisdome. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Ciij This mischiefe hath many fountaines. 1714 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements (rev. ed.) Pref. Some principal Rules of practical Geometry, reducing them to their original Fountains. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 223 The French law, which is derived from the same feodal fountain. 1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. viii. 117 The Crown is the fountain of honour. 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 116 Long-practised craft had poisoned the very fountains of trust in him. 2. a. A jet or stream of water made to rise or spout up artificially; the structure built for such a jet or stream to rise and fall in; also, an erection in a public place for a constant supply of fresh water for drinking (more fully, drinking fountain). Applied also to a natural jet of water, as that of a geyser. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > fountain > [noun] > artificial wellc1300 conduit?a1400 fountain1509 conduit-head1517 waterworka1586 water feature1841 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > drinking fountain water fountain?1557 watering stone1788 scuttlebutt1801 fountain1882 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xviii. ix A dulcet spring and marvaylous fountaine Of golde and asure made all certaine. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa7 In the midst of all, a fountaine stood, Of richest substance, that on earth might bee. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. ii. 77 My Statue, Which like a Fountaine, with an hundred spouts Did run pure blood. View more context for this quotation 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 274 Fountaines I intend to be of two Natures: The One that Sprinckleth or Spouteth Water; The Other a Faire Receipt of Water,..without Fish, or Slime, or Mud. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1650) 23 A stone fountaine weeping out the yeare. 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 313 There were 4 fountains of cold Water in this room. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 28 It had been formerly a Fountain, but was only choak'd up..I ask'd..if he had ever known it to play. 1841–4 R. W. Emerson Art in Wks. (1906) I. 145 Let spouting fountains cool the air, Singing in the sun-baked square. 1882 Cassell at Drinking-fountain Modern drinking fountains began to be erected in Liverpool in 1857. The first one in London was opened to the public on April 12, 1859. 1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 84 Instantly the fountain [of the Great Geyser of Iceland] began to play with the utmost violence. b. A metal vessel containing aerated water for drinking; a box containing ice and a coil through which aerated water is drawn (= soda-fountain n.). U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > utensil for effervescing drink soda-fountain1824 fountain1843 seltzogene1860 sparklet1902 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. viii. 52 I shall make no attempt to record their..puns—good things of the sort, like soda-water, had better be taken at the fountain. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxxi. 675 A drink equal to the best soda from fountains. 1936 Amer. Speech 11 38 The craze for this sort of fountain entertainment seems to be on the wane. 1955 H. Roth Sleeper xvi. 131 He had neglected to tip the fountain man. 3. Heraldry. A roundel, barry wavy of six, argent and azure. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > circular device > of specific tinctures pelletc1425 plate1466 bezant1486 cake1486 gunstone1486 ogle1486 talent1486 torteau1486 tortlet1486 wastel1486 ogressa1550 golpe1562 guze1562 orange1562 pomeis1562 plat1592 fountain1610 tortey1688 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iv. 96 He beareth..a Bend..betweene six Fountaines Proper. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry vi. 31 In representation, the Bezant, Plate, and Fountain, are flat. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) iv. 70 A Bend between six Fountains forms the Coat of the Stourton Family. Categories » 4. A reservoir or compartment for holding oil, ink, etc., in an Argand lamp, a printing-press, etc. 5. Conchology. (See quot. 1895.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > miscellaneous types > species fountain fountain1895 1895 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 355 Fountains and watering-pots..and helmet-shells..names which have been locally..applied to a few of the multitudinous species of Mollusca. Compounds C1. simple attributive (chiefly appositive and figurative = belonging to or of the nature of a spring or source, original). ΚΠ 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 5 The fountain-love, the fountain-delight, the fountain-joy of men and angels. 1648 R. Boyle Seraphic Love (1700) xviii. 111 His Love is the first Original and Fountain-blessing. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) ix. vi. 415 The Universal Fountain-fulness of One Supreme Almighty Goodness. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 286 The Fountain-light of the soul. 1678 A. Marvell Def. John Howe in Wks. (1875) IV. 192 The original and fountain-Being. 1807 W. Wordsworth Ode in Poems II. 155 Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day. View more context for this quotation 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles vi. 187 In contact with him in whom was the fountain flame of all life. C2. General attributive. a. fountain-brim n. ΚΠ 1637 J. Milton Comus 5 By dimpled Brooke, and Fountaine brim. fountain-side n. ΚΠ 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 326 By a fresh Fountain side . View more context for this quotation 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 480 Descry'd By road frequented, or by fountain-side. b. fountain-fruitful adj. ΚΠ 1641 G. Sandys Paraphr. Song Solomon iv. ii The Fountain-fruitfull Lebanon. C3. fountain-fish n. a ctenophoran. fountain-pen n. a pen furnished with an ink-reservoir. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pen > fountain pen fountain-pen1712 Parker1906 1712 M. Henry Expos. Prophetical Bks. Old Test. (Zech. iv. 2) sig. Bbbbbbbb^v/2 Without any further Care they [sc. lamps] received Oil as fast as they wasted it, (as in those which we call Fountain Inkhorns, or Fountain Pens). 1789 F. Burney Diary 18 Aug. (1842) V. 51 I took a fountain pen, and wrote my rough journal. 1823 J. Mitchell Dict. Math. & Physical Sci. Fountain-pen. 1833 Mechanics' Mag. 19 319/1 The introduction of this paper will go far to supersede the use of fountain-pens of all kinds. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 164 One silver pocket-knife and fountain-pen. fountain-pipe n. a pipe which supplies a fountain with water. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > types of suspiral1420 quillc1433 boss?1521 susper1532 fountain-pipe1664 pump log1816 wash-out1903 tie-line1949 dead leg1953 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 81 in Sylva Look to your Fountain-pipes. fountain-tree n. a name for the deodar ( Treasury Bot. 1866); also, ‘a tree in the Canary Isles which distills water from its leaves’ (W.). † fountain-water n. Obsolete fresh water from a spring, spring-water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > from a spring, fountain, or well well watereOE pit watera1398 spring-waterc1450 watersc1484 fountain-water1572 spa-water1589 1572 L. Mascall tr. in Bk. Plant & Graffe Trees 84 Mingled with a little fountayne or running water. 1612 P. Pomarius Enchiridion Med. (new ed.) ii. 7 Let it be boyled in foure pints of fountaine water. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber iv. iv. 245 Common Salt is dissolved in clear Fountain Water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). fountainv. Brit. /ˈfaʊnt(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈfaʊnt(ə)n/ Etymology: < fountain n. a. intransitive. To rise like the waters of a fountain. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > rise or go up in other manner upsmite1446 spire1607 eruct1666 uptoss1828 upshoot1876 hulk1880 upwind1880 fountain1903 bob-up1935 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > squirt or issue in a jet [verb (intransitive)] > with quantity or force spout?a1513 spout1561 fountain1903 1903 T. Hardy Dynasts i. i. iii. 27 Soon stars will shut..And sunbeams fountain forth. 1948 G. H. Johnston Death takes Small Bites vii. 174 And then a high log broke and dropped into the ashes of the fire and the sparks fountained. 1967 D. Knight Turning On 94 Fire fountained from the church spire, red sparks floating on the wind. 1969 Daily Tel. 16 May (Colour Suppl.) 45/3 Seven tons of water fountained up at 125 m.p.h. to a height of over 400 feet. b. transitive. To cause to well up in the manner of a fountain. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out of [verb (transitive)] > copiously or continuously fountain1969 1969 Daily Tel. 28 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 8/1 A water main..suddenly fountained 20,000 gallons of water down the Haymarket. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.14..v.1903
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