1
a
: a receptacle for baptismal water
b
: a receptacle for holy water
c
: a receptacle for various liquids
: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size
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Noun (1)
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
An endless font of darkly brilliant romance and comedy, Gibson and the 35-year-old Falley use laughter to endure oncology treatments, canceled plans, and the ever-increasing weight of potential grief.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
For the first time since 2008, the big-box chain has updated its logo, taking a nod from the font that was inspired by a trucker hat that founder Sam Walton was known to wear.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Next to the old-timey fonts used for the game score, the video board showed celebrity guests, including Bill Murray, Jon Hamm and Derrick Rose.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Variety: The colors, characters and even the font used all evoke nostalgia for fantasy films from the 1980s and ’90s.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
An endless font of darkly brilliant romance and comedy, Gibson and the 35-year-old Falley use laughter to endure oncology treatments, canceled plans, and the ever-increasing weight of potential grief.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
For the first time since 2008, the big-box chain has updated its logo, taking a nod from the font that was inspired by a trucker hat that founder Sam Walton was known to wear.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Next to the old-timey fonts used for the game score, the video board showed celebrity guests, including Bill Murray, Jon Hamm and Derrick Rose.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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font
1 of 2 noun1
: a basin for baptismal or holy water
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font
2 of 2 noun
: an assortment of type or characters all of one size and style
Etymology
Noun
Old English font "basin for holy water," derived from Latin font-, fons "fountain, spring" — related to fountain
Noun
from early French fonte "act of casting metal," derived from Latin fundere "to pour melted metal into a mold" — related to found entry 3, founder entry 2
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