wrong fount

noun

1. printing an error in which a type of the wrong face or size is used wf

Example Sentences

When a letter of a different size from that used, or of a different face, appears in a word, draw a line either through it or under it, and write opposite w.f., for 'wrong fount.'

From Project Gutenberg

He had gone however, to the wrong fount, for information this time, as Ovide wonderingly shook his head, and said, "Dat is de queerest ting I'm never see, sir."

From Project Gutenberg