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| 1. | a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism. |
| 2. | a receptacle for holy water; stoup. |
| 3. | a productive source: The book is a font of useful tips for travelers. |
| 4. | the reservoir for oil in a lamp. |
| 5. | Archaic. a fountain. |
| font 1 (fŏnt) n.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin fōns, font-, from Latin, fountain.] font'al (fŏn'tl) adj. |
| font 2 (fŏnt) n. Printing A complete set of type of one size and face. [French fonte, casting, from Old French (from Vulgar Latin *fundita, from Late Latin, feminine of *funditus, past participle of Latin fundere, to pour forth; see fondant) or from Old French fondre, to melt (from Latin fundere).] |