a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal a receptacle for holy water the reservoir for oil in an oil lamp a fountain or well
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font1 /fɑnt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
font2 /fɑnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Religiona receptacle for the water used in baptism.
- Religiona receptacle for holy water.
- someone or something providing useful information:The book is a font of useful tips.
font2 /fɑnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
- Printinga complete assortment of printing type of one style and size:a gothic font.
font1
(font),USA pronunciation n.
font2 (font),USA pronunciation n. [Print.]
- Religiona receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Religiona receptacle for holy water;
stoup. - a productive source:The book is a font of useful tips for travelers.
- the reservoir for oil in a lamp.
- [Archaic.]a fountain.
- Latin font- (stem of fōns) baptismal font, spring, fountain
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English font, fant
font2 (font),USA pronunciation n. [Print.]
- Printinga complete assortment of type of one style and size.
- Vulgar Latin *funditus a pouring, molding, casting, verbal noun, nominal from Latin fundere to pour. See found3
- Middle French fonte
- 1570–80
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a complete set of type of one style and size
Also called: fount