fount

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 139 words | Copyright

fount2 (typogr.) set of type of a particular size. XVII. alt. of FONT2 †founding, casting (XVI) — F. fonte, f. fondre FOUND2.

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