fount

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fount - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

fount - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fount
      n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family
           [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case]
      2: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn:
         fountain, fount]