Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frontal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frontal \Fron"tal\, a. [Cf. F. frontal.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frontal \Fron"tal\, n. [F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel,
frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet.
See {Front}.]
1. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.
3. (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.
4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead.
[Obs.] --Quincy.
5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones,
of the cranium.
{Frontal} {hammer or helve}, a forge hammer lifted by a cam,
acting upon a ``tongue'' immediately in front of the
hammer head. --Raymond.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frontal
adj 1: belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"
2: (meteorology) of or relating to the front of an advancing
mass of air; "frontal rainfall"
3: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on
collision [syn: {head-on}]
4: of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal
lobes"
n : an adornment worn on the forehead [syn: {frontlet}]
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