Part 4542

<h1>Foundling</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Found"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>foundling</ets>, <ets>fundling</ets>; <ets>finden</ets> to find + <ets>-ling</ets>; cf. <ets>f\'81ndling</ets>, <ets>findling</ets>. See <er>Find</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, and <er>-ling</er>.]</ety> <def>A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.</def>

<cs><col>Foundling hospital</col>, <cd>a hospital for foundlings.</cd></cs>

<h1>Foundress</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Found"ress</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.</def>

<h1>Foundry</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Found"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Foundries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[See <er>Foundery</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act, process, or art of casting metals.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The buildings and works for casting metals.</def>

<cs><col>Foundry ladle</col>, <cd>a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fount</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fount</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Font</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A font.</def>

<h1>Fount</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fount</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>font</ets>, <ets>funt</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fons</ets>, <ets>fontis</ets>, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to <ets>fundere</ets> to pour, E. <ets>found</ets> to cast. Cf. <er>Font</er>.]</ety> <def>A fountain.</def>

<h1>Founttain</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fount"tain</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>fontaine</ets>, LL. <ets>fontana</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fons</ets>, <ets>fontis</ets>. See 2d <er>Fount</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A spring of water issuing from the earth.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; <as>as, the ink <ex>fountain</ex> in a printing press, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.</def>

<blockquote>Judea, the <b>fountain</b> of the gospel. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Author of all being, <b>Fountain</b> of light, thyself invisible. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Air fountain</col>. <cd>See under <er>Air</er>.</cd> -- <col>Fountain heead</col>, <cd>primary source; original; first principle.</cd> <i>Young.</i> -- <col>Fountain inkstand</col>, <cd>an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir.</cd> -- <col>Fountain lamp</col>, <cd>a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.</cd> -- <col>Fountain pen</col>, <cd>a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink.</cd> -- <col>Fountain pump</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc.</cd> -- <col>Fountain shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the large West Indian conch shell (<spn>Strombus gigas</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Fountain of youth</col>, <cd>a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fountainless</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Foun"tain*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water.</def>

<blockquote>Barren desert, <b>fountainless</b> and dry. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fountful</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fount"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of fountains.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Four</h1> <Xpage=590>