fonds
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pluralof fond.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
fondadjectivehaving a liking or affection for (usually followed byof ).
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Nat., fonds latin, No. 4270, fol. 14-16, 29-30, 35, 120, 148.--Coll.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
Ingredients: Veal, sweetbread, calf's brains, ox palates, mushrooms, fonds d'artichauds, cocks' combs, eggs, Parmesan, bread crumbs.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Mrs. W. G. Waters
Some day, said our colleague, the infernal genius who directed those intrigues and le bailleur de fonds will be known.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant
In alienating the capital, they might stipulate à fonds perdu, as they thought best.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
Tak care neaw one fonds that chilt, Dolly, if they break in.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by William Harrison Ainsworth