Fronted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Front \Front\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fronted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Fronting}.]
     1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a
        hostile manner.
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              You four shall front them in the narrow lane.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To appear before; to meet.
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              [Enid] daily fronted him
              In some fresh splendor.               --Tennyson.
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     3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as,
        the house fronts the street.
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              And then suddenly front the changed reality. --J.
                                                    Morley.
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     4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his
        house fronts the church.
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     5. 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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              Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fronted \Front"ed\, a.
     Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades."
     --Milton.
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