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Noun: fount  fawnt
  1. [Brit] A specific size and style of type within a type family
    "The designer chose a bold sans-serif fount for the headline";
    - font, typeface, face, case
     
  2. A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
    "Students lined up at the drinking fount between classes";
    - fountain
     
  3. (poetic) a spring or fountain
    "The poet described love as an eternal fount of joy"

Derived forms: founts

Type of: plumbing fixture, type

Part of: type family

Encyclopedia: Fount