Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FROND-IF'ER-OUS, a. [L. frons and fero, to bear.]

Producing fronds.

FROND'OUS, a.

A frondous flower is one which is leafy, one which produces branches charged with both leaves and flowers. Instances of this luxuriance sometimes occur in the rose and anemone. Milne.

FRONT, n. [L. frons, frontis; Fr. front; Sp. frente, fronte; It. fronte; from a root signifying, to shoot forward, to project, as in Gr. ῥιν, the nose, W. trwyn and rhôn, a pike. Class Rn.]

1. Properly, the forehead, or part of the face above the eyes; hence, the whole face. His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. Prior.
2. The forehead or face, as expressive of the temper or disposition; as, a bold front, equivalent to boldness or impudence. So a hardened front is shamelessness.
3. The forepart of any thing; as the front of a house, the principle face or side.
4. The forepart or van of an army or a body of troops.
5. The part or place before the face, or opposed to it, or to the forepart of a thing. He stood in front of his troops. The road passes in front of his house.
6. The most conspicuous part or particular.
7. Impudence; as, men of front. Tatler.

FRONT, v.i.

1. To stand foremost. Shak.
2. To have the face or front toward any point of compass.

FRONT, v.t.

1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly. I shall front thee, like some staring ghost, / With all my wrongs about me. Dryden.
2. To stand opposed or opposite, or over against any thing; as, his house fronts the church.

FRONT'AGE, n.

The front part of an edifice.

FRONT'AL, a.

Belonging to the forehead.

FRONT'AL, n. [L. frontale; Fr. frontal; from. L. frons.]

1. In medicine, a medicament or preparation to be applied to the forehead. Quincy.
2. In architecture, a little pediment or frontpiece, over a small door or window. Encyc.
3. In Jewish ceremonies, a frontlet or browband, consisting of four pieces of vellum, laid on leather, and tied round the forehead in the synagogue; each piece containing some text of Scripture. Encyc.

FRONT'A-TED, pp.

Growing broader and broader, as a leaf.

FRONT'BOX, n.

The box in a playhouse before the rest. Pope.

FRONT'ED, a.

Formed with a front. Milton.

FRONT-IER, a.

Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.

FRONT-IER, n. [Fr. frontiere; It. frontiera; Sp. frontera.]

The marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; that is, the part furthest advanced, or the part that fronts an enemy, or which an invading enemy meets in front, or which fronts another country.

FRONT-IER-ED, a.

Guarded on the frontiers. Spenser.

FRONT'ING, ppr.

1. Opposing face to face.
2. adj. Standing with the front toward, front to front, or opposite.

FRONT'ING-LY, adv.

In a facing position; opposingly.

FRON-TIN-IAC, n.

A species of French wine, named from the place in Languedoc where it is produced.

FRONT'IS-PIECE, n. [L. frontispicium; frons and specio, to view.]

1. In architecture, the principal face of a building; the face that directly presents itself to the eye.
2. An ornamental figure or engraving fronting the first page of a book, or at the beginning.

FRONT'LESS, a.

Wanting shame or modesty; not diffident; as, frontless vice; frontless flattery. Dryden. Pope.

FRONT'LET, n.

In ornithology, the margin of the head behind the bill of birds.

FRONT'LET, n. [from front.]

A frontal or browband; a fillet or band worn on the forehead. Deut. vi.

FRONT-ROOM, n.

A room or apartment in the forepart of a house. Moxon.

FROP'PISH, a.

Peevish; froward. [Not is use.] Clarendon.

FRORE, a. [G. fror, gefroren; D. vroor, bevrooren.]

Frozen. [Not in use.] Milton.

FRORNE, a.

Frozen.