fount

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a specific size and style of type within a type familySynonyms: fonttypefacefacecase
  2. a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of waterSynonyms: fountain
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fount \Fount\, n. [See Font.] (Print.) A font. [1913 Webster]

Fount \Fount\, n. [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. Font.] A fountain. [1913 Webster]
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