fount (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *fount*:
NOUN	communication	fount, font, typeface, face, case	a specific size and style of type within a type family
artifact	fount, fountain	a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

English > *fount*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A specific size and style of type within a type family.
Synonyms	font, typeface, face, case
Member of	type family	A complete set of type suitable for printing text
Narrower	Gothic, black letter	A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
	bicameral script	A script having two distinct cases
	boldface, bold face, bold	A typeface with thick heavy lines
	font cartridge, cartridge font	Any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer / printer
	italic	A typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
	proportional font	Any font whose different characters have different widths
	sans serif, Helvetica	A typeface in which characters have no serifs
	screen font, raster font	The font that is displayed on a computer screen
	typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font	A typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
	unicameral script	A script with a single case
Broader	type	Printed characters
Spanish	font, fuente, tipo de letra, tipografía
Catalan	font, tipografia, tipus de lletra

English > *fount*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water.
Synonym	fountain
Broader	plumbing fixture	A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
Spanish	fuente

HyperDic: fount