font

font
Ⅰ.
font [1] NOUN a receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism.
ORIGIN Latin fons 'spring, fountain' .
Ⅱ.
font [2] (Brit. also fount) NOUN Printing a set of type of a particular face and size.
ORIGIN originally denoting casting or founding: from French fonte, from fondre 'to melt' .

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  • Font — Font, n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Fount} a font.] (Print.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • font — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin font , fons, from Latin, fountain Date: before 12th century 1. a. a receptacle for baptismal water b. a receptacle for holy water c. a receptacle for various liquids 2. source,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • font — noun /fɒnt,fɑnt/ a) A receptacle in a church for holy water especially one used in baptism The Bible lays special stress on the fear of God as the font of wisdom. b) A receptacle for oil in a lamp. A gaudy taste; for they are little skilld inThe… …   Wiktionary

  • Font màgica de Montjuïc — Font màgica. La Font màgica de Montjuïc (en español: Fuente mágica de Montjuic), o simplemente llamada Font de Montjuïc (Fuente de Montjuic), está situada en la Avenida Maria Cristina, en Montjuic, (Barcelona). Es el elemento principal de un… …   Wikipedia Español

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