I. ˈfänt noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin font-, fons, from Latin, fountain
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a receptacle for baptismal water
b. : a receptacle for holy water
c. : a receptacle for various liquids
2. : source , fountain
a font of information
• font·al ˈfän-t ə l adjective
II. noun
Etymology: French fonte, from Middle French, act of founding, from Vulgar Latin * fundita, feminine of funditus, past participle of Latin fundere to found, pour — more at found
Date: circa 1688
: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size