Definitions for: Font

[n] bowl for baptismal water
[n] a specific size and style of type within a type family

Webster (1913) Definition: Font, n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See
Found to cast, and cf. Fount a font.] (Print.)
A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including
a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large
and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary
for printing with that variety of types; a fount.

Font, n. [AS. font, fant, fr. L. fons, fontis, spring,
fountain; cf. OF. font, funt, F. fonts, fonts baptismaux, pl.
See Fount.]
1. A fountain; a spring; a source.

Bathing forever in the font of bliss. --Young.

2. A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for
baptizing.

That name was given me at the font. --Shak.

Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, face, fount, typeface

See Also: basin, black letter, bold, bold face, boldface, cartridge font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, font cartridge, Gothic, Helvetica, italic, monospaced font, proportional font, raster font, sans serif, screen font, type, type family, typewriter font

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