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fontlet

fontlet noun: a small font (receptacle for holy water).

Noun

fontlet (plural fontlets)

  1. (archaic) A small font (receptacle for holy water).
    • Some of these fontlets are too large for use as hand fonts.1908, Francis Bond, Fonts and Font Covers, page 71

Forms of fontlet

pluralfontlets

Origin of fontlet

From font + -let.

Questions about fontlet

What does fontlet mean?
Fontlet means a small font (receptacle for holy water).
What part of speech is fontlet?
Fontlet is a noun.
What is the plural of fontlet?
The plural of fontlet is fontlets.

Words near fontlet in the dictionary

  1. fontinas
  2. fontinella
  3. fontinellas
  4. fonting
  5. fontless
  6. fontlet
  7. fontlets
  8. fontography
  9. fontolizumab
  10. fontology
  11. fontomfrom

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