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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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Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
From the fonts to the names of her tormentors, the clip has QT’s influence all over it.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Web designers will also rejoice now that Photoshop supports SVG OpenType fonts for those wildly popular responsive designs, as well as emoji fonts.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The app lets users easily modify, align, and reflow their handwritten text: Think of it like resizing a text box, only with handwriting instead of a computer font.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 2 Nov. 2024
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Along with the multiple fonts written vertically, adding length to the tall can, draws consumers in.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
From the fonts to the names of her tormentors, the clip has QT’s influence all over it.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Web designers will also rejoice now that Photoshop supports SVG OpenType fonts for those wildly popular responsive designs, as well as emoji fonts.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The app lets users easily modify, align, and reflow their handwritten text: Think of it like resizing a text box, only with handwriting instead of a computer font.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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