Webster's Dictionary 1913

3943

Fronded

Frond″ed (?), a. Furnished with fronds. “Fronded palms.” Whittier.

3944

Frondent

Fron″dent (?), a. [L. frondens, p. pr. of frondere to put forth leaves. See Frond.] Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree.

3945

Frondesce

Fron‐desce″ (?), v. i. [L. frondescere, inchoative fr. frondere. See Frondent.] To unfold leaves, as plants.

3946

Frondescence

Fron‐des″cence (?), n.(Bot.) (a) The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves. (b) The act of bursting into leaf. Milne. Martyn.

3947

Frondeur

‖Fron″deur′ (?), n.(F. Hist.) A member of the Fronde.

3948

Frondiferous

Fron‐dif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. frondifer frons a leafy branch + ferre to bear: cf. F. frondifere.] Producing fronds.

3949

Frondlet

Frond″let (?), n.(Bot.) A very small frond, or distinct portion of a compound frond.

3950

Frondose

Fron‐dose″ (?), a. [L. frondosus leafy.] (Bot.) (a) Frond bearing; resembling a frond; having a simple expansion not separable into stem and leaves. (b) Leafy. Gray.

3951

Frondous

Fron″dous (?), a.(Bot.) Frondose.

3952

Frons

‖Frons (?), n. [L., front.] (Anal.) The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

3953

Front

Front (?), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.Bless'...

3954

Front (2)

Front, a. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.

3955

Front (3)

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 l...

3956

Front (4)

Front, v. t. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.

3957

Front (5)

Front (?), n. 1. (Fort.) All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.2. (Phon.) The middle of the upper part of the tongue, — the part of t...

3958

Frontage

Front″age (?), n. The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.

3959

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...

3960

Frontal (2)

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; ...

3961

Frontate

{ Fron″tate (?), Fron'ta‐ted (?), } a. Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate.

3962

Fronted

Front″ed (?), a. Formed with a front; drawn up in line. “Fronted brigades.” Milton.

3963

Frontier

Fron″tier (?), n. [F. frontière, LL. frontaria. See Front.] 1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, conf...

3964

Frontier (2)

Fron″tier, a. 1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.2. Of or relating to a frontier. “Frontier experience.” W. Irving.

3965

Frontier (3)

Fron″tier, v. i. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; — with on. Sir W. Temple.

3966

Frontiered

Fron″tiered (?), p. a. Placed on the frontiers.

3967

Frontiersman

Fron″tiers‐man (?), n.; pl.Frontiersmen (�). A man living on the frontier.

3968

Frontignac

‖Fron′ti‐gnac″ (?), Fron′ti′gnan″ (�), n. [So called from Frontignan, a town in Southern France.] 1. A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan (Languedoc), France.2. (Bot.) A gr...

3969

Frontingly

Front″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.