An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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An assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size (Merriam-Webster.com).

From M.Fr. fonte "act of founding, casting," from fondre "to melt," so called because all the letters in a given set were cast at the same time (etymonline.com).

Rixtâr, from rixtan "to cast, to pour," → morphology.

A font used for printing. See also → screen font.

→ printer; → font.

A character used for on-screen → display. See also → printer font.

→ screen; → font.