Foundry ladle, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from
cupola to the molds.
Fount (?), n. [See Font.] (Print.) A font.
Fount, n. [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of
uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf.
Font.] A fountain.
Foun"tain (foun"tn), n. [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis.
See 2d Fount.] 1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure
or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built
and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful
purposes, or for ornament.
3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or
drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press,
etc.
4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is
supplied continuously; origin; source.
Judea, the fountain of the gospel.
Fuller.
Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible.
Milton.
Air fountain. See under Air. -- Fountain heead, primary source;
original; first principle. Young. -- Fountain inkstand, an inkstand
having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir. --
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir. --
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a
supply of ink. -- Fountain pump. (a) A structure for a fountain, having
the form of a pump. (b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for
watering plants, etc. -- Fountain shell (Zoˆl.), the large West Indian
conch shell (Strombus gigas). -- Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain
whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
Foun"tain*less, a. Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources
of water.
Barren desert, fountainless and dry.
Milton.
Fount"ful (?), a. Full of fountains. Pope.
Four (fr), a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. feÛwer; akin to OS. fiwar,
D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fjrir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidwr,
Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. te`ttares,
te`ssares, pi`syres, Skr. catur. √302. Cf. Farthing, Firkin,
Forty, Cater four, Quater-cousin, Quatuor, Quire of paper, tetrarch.]
One more than three; twice two.
Four, n. 1. The sum of four units; four units or objects.