fond
adjective
having a liking or affection for (usually followed byof ).
fonds
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pluralof fond.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In alienating the capital, they might stipulate à fonds perdu, as they thought best.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
Nat., fonds latin, No. 4270, fol. 125-8, 139.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
This edition follows the manuscript of the National Library, Paris: Ancien fonds Colbert lat., 5152A.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton
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
The fonds are the transverse valleys just mentioned—the channels, for the most part, of small water-courses which discharge themselves into the sea.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
