Fount — can refer to:* A spring or fountain (mostly literary or poetic), and thus, metaphorically, a source of something beneficial (as in fount of knowledge, wisdom etc.) * The traditional English spelling of the once Americanized (1828) font (i.e.… … Wikipedia
fount — fount1 [fount] n. [ME font < OFr < L fons, FOUNTAIN] 1. Old Poet. a fountain or spring 2. a source fount2 [fount] n. Brit. FONT2 … English World dictionary
Fount — Fount, n. [See {Font}.] (Print.) A font. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fount — Fount, n. [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. {Font}.] A fountain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fount — [faunt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: fountain] the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literary the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, ↑wisdom etc comes from … Dictionary of contemporary English
fount — [ faunt ] noun count LITERARY a FOUNTAIN a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas, etc. OFTEN HUMOROUS a person, organization, book etc. that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fount — mid 15c., probably a shortening of FOUNTAIN (Cf. fountain), influenced by M.Fr. font fount … Etymology dictionary
fount — fount·ful; fount; … English syllables
fount — index derivation, fund, source Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fount — [1] ► NOUN 1) a source of a desirable quality. 2) literary a spring or fountain. ORIGIN from FOUNTAIN(Cf. ↑fountain) … English terms dictionary
