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frontlet definition

front·let (frunt′lit)

noun

  1. a frontal or a phylactery worn on the forehead
  2. the forehead of an animal
  3. the forehead of a bird, when distinguishable by the color or texture of the plumage
  4. an ornamental border for an altar frontal

Etymology: OFr frontelet, dim. of frontel, frontal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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