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fountain

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                             A                                                           spring                                                         of                                                         water                                                         issuing                                                         from                                                         the                                                         earth.                                    

            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.                                    

            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.                                    

            4.                                           The                                                           source                                                         from                                                         which                                                         anything                                                           proceeds,                                                         or                                                         from                                                         which                                                         anything                                                         is                                                           supplied                                                           continuously;                                                         origin;                                                           source.

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At that the old honest man said, Mercy is thy name; by Mercy shalt thou be sustained, and carried through all those difficulties that shall assault thee in thy way, till thou shalt come thither, where thou shalt look the Fountain of Mercy in the face with comfort. - "The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3", John Bunyan.
What fountain it is I do not know; but some old priest, who lives in a town on the mouth of a river, knows. - "The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories", Lydia Maria Child.
See, it is a fountain of living gold! - "Six One-Act Plays", Margaret Scott Oliver.

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