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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fontall, -ale, -ell, a. [med. L. fontalis, whence later Eng. fontal (1656).] Coming from a fountain. —a1500 Henr. Orph. 23 (A).
Lyke as … a spring Haldis the sapour of his fontale [v.r. fontall, -ell] well
