FOUNT

fountain, fount

(noun) a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

font, fount, typeface, face, case

(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

fount (plural founts)

Something from which water flows.

A device from which poultry may drink.

(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.

Synonyms

• font

• fountain

• (device from which animals drink): waterer

Etymology 2

Noun

fount (plural founts)

(typography, British, dated) A typographic font.

Anagrams

• FUTON, futon

Source: Wiktionary


Fount, n. Etym: [See Font.] (Print.)

Definition: A font.

Fount, n. Etym: [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. Font.]

Definition: A fountain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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