fount Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
    case; face; font; typeface.
  2. noun a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
    fountain.

WordNet

Fount noun
Etymology
See Font.
Definitions
  1. (Print.) A font.
Fount noun
Etymology
OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. Font.
Definitions
  1. A fountain.

Webster 1913