| Front (front) |
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| Front |
| [F. frant
forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E.
brow.] |
The forehead or brow, the part
of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole
face.
The forehead, countenance, or personal
presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of
boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold
front; a hardened front.
The part or surface of anything which
seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward
part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear;
as, the front of a house; the front of an
army.
A position directly before the face of a
person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front
of un person, of the troops, or of a house.
The most conspicuous part.
That which covers the foremost part of the
head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
The beginning.
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Of or relating to the
front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a
front view.
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To oppose face to face] to
oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
To appear before; to meet.
To face toward; to have the front toward;
to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
To stand opposed or opposite to, or over
against as, his house fronts the church.
To adorn in front; to supply a front to;
as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with
laurel.
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To have or turn the
face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward
the east.
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All the works along one side of the polygon
inclosing the site which is fortified.
The middle of the upper
part of the tongue, -- the part of the tongue which is more or less
raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as
the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and
consonant y in you. See Guide to Pronunciation,
䅆.
The call boy whose turn it is to answer
the call, which is often the word "front," used as an
exclamation.
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