1
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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Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Another Giants reliever, Sam Hentges, refused to wear the Pride cap, taking the mound in a standard black base, black brim and orange font cap.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
While Fils-Aimé and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau who visited Haiti recently tried to convey that progress is taking place on the security font, after the latter visited the grounds of the national palace, incidents like Boyard’s kidnapping have Haitians questioning the messaging.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
The book switches between fonts, is interrupted with text boxes holding seemingly random information, is loaded down with footnotes, and includes paragraphs and columns of text that are upside down, reversed, or running vertically across the page.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2026
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Noun
The funky art-deco font for the numbers is just one more reason to love this Uruguay look that’s equal parts regal and soooo cute.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Another Giants reliever, Sam Hentges, refused to wear the Pride cap, taking the mound in a standard black base, black brim and orange font cap.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
While Fils-Aimé and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau who visited Haiti recently tried to convey that progress is taking place on the security font, after the latter visited the grounds of the national palace, incidents like Boyard’s kidnapping have Haitians questioning the messaging.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
The book switches between fonts, is interrupted with text boxes holding seemingly random information, is loaded down with footnotes, and includes paragraphs and columns of text that are upside down, reversed, or running vertically across the page.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2026
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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font
1 of 2 noun1
: a basin for baptismal or holy water
2
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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