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Affrontedly
Affrontedly Af*front"ed*ly, adv.
Shamelessly. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Affrontee
Affrontee Af*fron*tee", n.
One who receives an affront. --Lytton.
Affronter
Affronter Af*front"er, n.
One who affronts, or insults to the face.
Bifronted
Bifronted Bi*front"ed, a. [Pref. bi- + front.]
Having two fronts. ``Bifronted Janus.' --Massinger.
ConfrontedConfront Con*front", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the
forehead or front. See Front.]
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face
hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
We four, indeed, confronted were with four In
Russian habit. --Shak.
He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison. Confronter
Confronter Con*front"er, n.
One who confronts.
A confronter in authority. --Speed.
Crimson-fronted bullfinchBullfinch Bull"finch`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera,
especially the P. vulgaris or rubicilla, a bird of Europe
allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck,
red.
Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
airs.
Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zo["o]l.) See Burion.
Pine bullfinch, the pine finch. dronteDodo Do"do, n.; pl. Dodoes. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly,
foolish (cf. Booby); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same
word as E. dolt.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting
the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings,
like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; --
called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons. Dronte
Dronte Dron"te, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
The dodo.
FrontedFront 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.
You four shall front them in the narrow lane.
--Shak.
2. To appear before; to meet.
[Enid] daily fronted him In some fresh splendor.
--Tennyson.
3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as,
the house fronts the street.
And then suddenly front the changed reality. --J.
Morley.
4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his
house fronts the church.
5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a
house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. --Shak. Fronted
Fronted Front"ed, a.
Formed with a front; drawn up in line. ``Fronted brigades.'
--Milton.
Gerontes
Gerontes Ge*ron"tes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings,
constituted the supreme civil authority.
GronteGronte Gron"te,
obs. imp. of Groan. --Chaucer. T flavifrontellaClothes Clothes (? or ?; 277), n. pl. [From Cloth.]
1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; --
a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made
to be worn, for decency or comfort.
She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good
clothes. --Shak.
If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
--Mark. v. 28.
2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it
deep beneath the clothes. --Prior.
Body clothes. See under Body.
Clothes moth (Zo["o]l.), a small moth of the genus Tinea.
The most common species (T. flavifrontella)is yellowish
white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc.
They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which
they feed, fastened together with silk.
Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture;
raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments. White-frontedWhite-fronted White`-front"ed, a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
White-fronted goose (Zo["o]l.), the white brant, or snow
goose. See Snow goose, under Snow. White-fronted gooseWhite-fronted White`-front"ed, a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
White-fronted goose (Zo["o]l.), the white brant, or snow
goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.
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