Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Fountains


Webster's Dictionary:

FOUNTAIN
Pronunciation: \ˈfaun-tən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French funtaine, fontaine, from Late Latin fontana, from Latin, feminine of fontanus of a spring, from font-, fons
Date: 14th century
1: the source from which something proceeds or is supplied
2: a spring of water issuing from the earth
3: an artificially produced jet of water; also : the structure from which it rises
4: a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed

My mom always called top-of-the-head ponytails fountains. Well, we gave Laney her first fountain today, and Mia joined in the fun, too.

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