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Fronted
(gcide) | Front \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
(gcide) | Fronted \Front"ed\, a.
Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades."
--Milton.
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confronted
(encz) | confronted,čelený adj: Zdeněk Brožconfronted,konfrontovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Affronted
(gcide) | Affront \Af*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Affronting.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to
confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons
forehead, front. See Front.]
1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face
to face. [Obs.]
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All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. --Holland.
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That he, as 't were by accident, may here
Affront Ophelia. --Shak.
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2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death;
hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]
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3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult
to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked
incivility.
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How can any one imagine that the fathers would have
dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? --Addison.
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Syn: To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight;
defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.
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Affrontedly
(gcide) | Affrontedly \Af*front"ed*ly\, adv.
Shamelessly. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Bifronted
(gcide) | Bifronted \Bi*front"ed\, a. [Pref. bi- + front.]
Having two fronts. "Bifronted Janus." --Massinger.
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Confronted
(gcide) | Confront \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.
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We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. --Shak.
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He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
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Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
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It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
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2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
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3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
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When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison.
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crimson-fronted bullfinch
(gcide) | Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zool.)
The red-breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus
frontalis}); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch.
[Written also burrion.]
[1913 Webster]Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera,
especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a
bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast,
cheeks, and neck, red.
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Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
airs.
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Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zool.) See Burion.
Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
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Crimson-fronted bullfinch
(gcide) | Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zool.)
The red-breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus
frontalis}); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch.
[Written also burrion.]
[1913 Webster]Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera,
especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a
bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast,
cheeks, and neck, red.
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Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
airs.
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Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zool.) See Burion.
Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
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White-fronted
(gcide) | White-fronted \White`-front"ed\, a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
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White-fronted goose (Zool.), the white brant, or snow
goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.
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White-fronted goose
(gcide) | White-fronted \White`-front"ed\, a.
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
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White-fronted goose (Zool.), the white brant, or snow
goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.
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black-fronted bush shrike
(wn) | black-fronted bush shrike
n 1: a kind of bush shrike [syn: black-fronted bush shrike,
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