Noun: fount fawnt
- [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
- A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
"Students lined up at the drinking fount between classes";
- fountain
- (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