fount

[ fount ]

/ faʊnt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fount ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a spring of water; fountain.

a source or origin: a fount of inspiration to his congregation.

Origin of fount

First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain

Words nearby fount

foundrous, foundry, foundry proof, foundry sand, foundry type, fount, fountain, fountain decussation, fountain grass, fountainhead, Fountain of Youth

Definition for fount (2 of 2)

fount²

[ fount, font ]

/ faʊnt, fɒnt /

noun British Printing.

font².

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Example sentences from the Web for fount

The Vatican Bank, a fount of scandal for 40 years, is being investigated for money laundering.
The Catholic Church Is Insular and Intolerant|Robert Shrum|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republicans treat government as the source of most collective ills, Democrats as the fount of most collective benefits.
Paul Krugman’s Dismissal of Structural Causes for U.S. Employment Problem Is Misguided|Zachary Karabell|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The fount was in him from the first; but it bubbled forth before he had digged a definite channel for it.
Kentucky Poems|Madison J. Cawein
After months of rest, the fount of mental energy which had been exhausted in me the year before had filled again.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II|Mrs. Humphry Ward

“I suppose this is the fount of English undefiled on which I drew,” he commented.
Ethel Morton at Sweetbrier Lodge|Mabell S. C. Smith
To believe in a woman, to make her your human religion, the fount of life, the secret luminary of all your least thoughts!
Albert Savarus|Honore de Balzac
It is strange that men should deem that fount a fable, when its liquor fills more bottles than the congress-water!
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fount (1 of 2)

fount¹

/ (faʊnt) /

noun

poetic a spring or fountain

source or origin

Word Origin for fount

C16: back formation from fountain

British Dictionary definitions for fount (2 of 2)

fount²

/ (faʊnt, fɒnt) /

noun

printing another word for font 2

Word Origin for fount

C16: from Old French fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin fundere to melt; see found ³

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fount
释义	fount ¹ [ fount ] / faʊnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fount ON THESAURUS.COM noun a spring of water; fountain. a source or origin: a fount of inspiration to his congregation. Origin of fount ¹ First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain Words nearby fount foundrous, foundry, foundry proof, foundry sand, foundry type, fount, fountain, fountain decussation, fountain grass, fountainhead, Fountain of Youth Definition for fount (2 of 2) fount² [ fount, font ] / faʊnt, fɒnt / noun British Printing. font². Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fount The Vatican Bank, a fount of scandal for 40 years, is being investigated for money laundering. The Catholic Church Is Insular and Intolerant\|Robert Shrum\|March 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Republicans treat government as the source of most collective ills, Democrats as the fount of most collective benefits. Paul Krugman’s Dismissal of Structural Causes for U.S. Employment Problem Is Misguided\|Zachary Karabell\|May 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The fount was in him from the first; but it bubbled forth before he had digged a definite channel for it. Kentucky Poems\|Madison J. Cawein After months of rest, the fount of mental energy which had been exhausted in me the year before had filled again. A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II\|Mrs. Humphry Ward “I suppose this is the fount of English undefiled on which I drew,” he commented. Ethel Morton at Sweetbrier Lodge\|Mabell S. C. Smith To believe in a woman, to make her your human religion, the fount of life, the secret luminary of all your least thoughts! Albert Savarus\|Honore de Balzac It is strange that men should deem that fount a fable, when its liquor fills more bottles than the congress-water! The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fount (1 of 2) fount¹ / (faʊnt) / noun poetic a spring or fountain source or origin Word Origin for fount C16: back formation from fountain British Dictionary definitions for fount (2 of 2) fount² / (faʊnt, fɒnt) / noun printing another word for font 2 Word Origin for fount C16: from Old French fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin fundere to melt; see found ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fount wellspring, beginning, derivation, spring, provenance, well, mine, source, fountain, provenience, root, fountainhead
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fount

noun

Origin of fount

Words nearby fount

Definition for fount (2 of 2)

noun British Printing.

Example sentences from the Web for fount

British Dictionary definitions for fount (1 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for fount

British Dictionary definitions for fount (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for fount

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