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Fronting
(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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Affronting
(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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Affrontingly
(gcide) | Affrontingly \Af*front"ing*ly\, adv.
In an affronting manner.
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Confronting
(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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Frontingly
(gcide) | Frontingly \Front"ing*ly\, adv.
In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.
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