fount

Examples

• All

• To him, fine clothes are a further fount of pleasure that he acknowledges as a source of female self-esteem.

  Academic text (2011)

• Talking to Emery Walker on the way home from the lecture, he said to him, "Let’s make a new fount of type."

  Academic text (2017)

• The book was printed in a beautiful fount that made the text easy to read.

• The designer chose a modern fount to give the magazine a fresh look.

• When creating the invitation, she carefully selected a fount that matched the wedding theme.

Synonyms

F

font

vsfount

• Specialized

94 2.8

A design for letters and numbers used in printing or on screens

is the traditional printing term that focuses on the full character set in that size

C

case

vsfount

• Archaic

64 8.6

A box with small spaces for holding letters used in old printing

refers instead to the type's size and style rather than a storage box

F

face

vsfount

• Specialized

45 7.8

A style of letters used in printing and on screens

is the traditional term for the same set of characters in that size and style

Compounds

F

fount of information

1 6.3

A person or place that gives a lot of useful information

Surface Forms

Etymology