OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7090

fountain

/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chafariz • fontana • fuente
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
His house is right beside that fountain on Street 15.
fuente
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
My lighter moods are like to these, ⁠That out of words a comfort win; ⁠But there are other griefs within, And tears that at their fountain freeze; […]
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