Fontana
[fon-tan-uh; for 1 also Italian fawn-tah-nah]
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noun
Do·me·ni·co [duh-men-i-koh; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ; Italian dɔˈmɛ niˌkɔ/, 1543–1607, Italian architect.
a city in S California.
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Examples from the Web for fontana
Contemporary Examples of fontana
In addition to myself, there was another label looking for their “big break” with Fontana.
Fontana takes his knife to large sheets of resistant copper, and the result evokes can-openers more than scalpels.
Historical Examples of fontana
At Fontana, however, the undulatory shock was replaced by a vertical one.
A Study of Recent EarthquakesCharles Davison
In the letters to Fontana there are also certain remarks about Matuszynski which I do not like.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and MusicianFrederick Niecks
According to Fontana, Chopin composed this piece about 1834.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and MusicianFrederick Niecks
If you should see Fontana tell him that he shall soon have a letter from me.
Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2)Moritz Karasowski
Hence it was moved to its present site in 1588, by Fontana, for Sixtus V.
Walks in RomeAugustus J.C. Hare