Defn: A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
FOUNDRY
Found"ry, n.; pl. Foundries. Etym: [See Foundery.]
1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.
2. The buildings and works for casting metals. Foundry ladle, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds.
FOUNT
Fount, n. Etym: [See Font.] (Print.)
Defn: A font.
FOUNT
Fount, n. Etym: [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of
uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast.
Cf. Font.]
Defn: A fountain.
FOUNTAIN
Foun"tain, n. Etym: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis.
See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.