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adjective

Frontal adj. Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.

noun

Frontal n.

Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as:

(a)

An ornamental band for the hair.

(b)

(Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.

(Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.

(Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.

(Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. (Obs.)

(Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium.

Frontal hammer or Frontal helve, a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a "tongue" immediately in front of the hammer head.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Frontal" Quotes from Famous Books

... in great poverty in 1821. A contemporary has described him as being rather short and heavy set in figure, of great frontal development, and vain beyond belief. He considered himself invincible where women were concerned. He had a peculiar predilection in the choice of animal pets and was an object of fear and curiosity to the towns people. His ...

— The Satyricon, Complete • Petronius Arbiter

... regidors of the city. The box will be borne by a horse, richly caparisoned, and having on the two sides of its hangings, which must be of brocade or silk, two shields bearing my royal arms, the face [of the horse] being covered with cloths [a frontal] of the same [material]. You, with your retinue, shall precede the canopy, and the soldiers in military array, with their captains, under rule and command of the master-of-camp as general, shall follow it. All of you shall go straight to the cathedral with bared heads, ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume IX, 1593-1597 • E. H. Blair

... exclaimed Gaudissart. "Monsieur, you have a fine frontal development; a pate—excuse the word—which our gentlemen call 'horse-head.' There's a horse element in the head of every great man. Genius will make itself known; but sometimes it happens that great men, in spite of their gifts, remain obscure. ...

— The Illustrious Gaudissart • Honore de Balzac

... bid the frontal Its embroidered wealth unfold; 'Tis for Thee we deck the reredos With the colors and the gold; Thine the floral glow and fragrance, Thine the vesture's fair array, Thine the starry lights that glitter Where Thou dost ...

— The Worship of the Church - and The Beauty of Holiness • Jacob A. Regester

... aware, being confined to Zulu impis. It was noticed, and this is not rare, that on the halt the centre pulled up a little earlier than the flanks, so that the latter were somewhat prolonged and advanced. The halt was quite brief and a slower advance ensued without correction of the frontal dressing. Presently there was another halt and some pistol or carbine fire from the central squadron on the advancing first squadron of the Greys. Kinglake makes the Russian front meet our assault halted, but the "C" Troop chronicler declares that when the collision occurred the mass were ...

— Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places • Archibald Forbes

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