Definition of front

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Front (n.) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

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Front :: Front (n.) 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..
Overlead :: Overlead (v. t.) To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
Whipparee :: Whipparee (n.) A large sting ray (Rhinoptera bonasus, or R. quadriloba) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called cow-nosed ray..
Guereza :: Guereza (n.) A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white..
Frontier :: Frontier (n.) An outwork.
Rightly :: Rightly (adv.) Straightly; directly; in front.
Octostyle :: Octostyle (a.) Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle..
Respect :: Respect (v. t.) To look toward; to front upon or toward.
Left-handed :: Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction..
Foreside :: Foreside (n.) The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea..
Pediment :: Pediment (n.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple..
Frontispiece :: Frontispiece (n.) The principal front of a building.
Rear :: Rear (n.) The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front..
Soutane :: Soutane (n.) A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock..
Oppositipetalous :: Oppositipetalous (a.) Placed in front of a petal.
Hexastyle :: Hexastyle (a.) Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach..
Diprotodon :: Diprotodon (n.) An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix..
Tasset :: Tasset (n.) A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) At or against the front or face.
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