The term font, a doublet of the word [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue fondue], derives from Middle French ''font'', meaning "(something that has been) melt(ed)", referring to type produced by casting molten metal at a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_foundry type foundry]. English-speaking printers have used the term fount for centuries to refer to the multi-part metal type used to assemble and print in a particular size and typeface. | The term font, a doublet of the word [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue fondue], derives from Middle French ''font'', meaning "(something that has been) melt(ed)", referring to type produced by casting molten metal at a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_foundry type foundry]. English-speaking printers have used the term fount for centuries to refer to the multi-part metal type used to assemble and print in a particular size and typeface. |