fount

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /faʊnt/|/fɒnt/    美 /faʊnt/|/fɑnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring. archaic,poetic
    — VVhy ſhould the vvorme intrude the maiden bud? / Or hatefull Kuckcovves [cuckoos] hatch in Sparrovvs neſts? / Or Todes infect faire founts vvith venome mud? / […] / But no perfection is ſo abſolute, / That ſome impuritie doth not pollute.
  2. Archaic spelling of font. UK,alt-of,archaic
    — Of each Body he provides a Fount ſuitable to ſuch ſorts of VVork as he deſigns to do; But he provides not an equal vvieght^([sic – meaning weight]) of every Fount; Becauſe all theſe Bodies are not in equal uſe: For the Long-Primmer, Pica and Engliſh are the Bodies that are generally moſt uſed; And therefore he provides very large Founts of theſe, viz. of the Long-Primmer in a ſmall Printing-Houſe; Five hundred Pounds vveight Romain and Italica, vvhereof One hundred and fifty Pounds may be Italica.
  3. A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer. archaic,broadly
    — A. H. Hews & Co., North Cambridge, Mass. Manufacturers of Poultry Water Founts. Capacities one quart, two quarts, three quarts, and four quarts. For sale, wholesale and retail.
  4. That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source. figuratively
    — He is a real fount of knowledge!
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of found (past tense of find) Southern,US,alt-of,alternative

词形变化

founts plural founts plural

词汇关系

衍生词
fountful founting fountlet fount of all wisdom fount of honor fount of honour lamp fount soda fount

词源

词源 1
Clipping of fountain, on the pattern of the pair mount, mountain.
词源 2
A variant of font, influenced by fount (etymology 1) being a synonym of font (“natural source of water, spring”).
词源 3
Variant of found.
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