font

font
noun /fɒnt,fɑnt/
a) A receptacle in a church for holy water - especially one used in baptism

The Bible lays special stress on the fear of God as the font of wisdom.

b) A receptacle for oil in a lamp.

A gaudy taste; for they are little skilld inThe arts of which these lands were once the font


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