GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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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Fronted (?), a. Formed with a front; drawn up in line. “Fronted brigades.” Milton.
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