frount

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French front, from Latin frons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frunt/, /fruːnt/

Noun

frount (plural frountes)

  1. The front; the forward side of something:
    1. The front of the head; the face or forehead.
    2. The front or head of an army.
    3. The front of a building or property.
  2. (rare) A frontal projection or point.
  3. (rare) A drape over an altar.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: front (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: front

References

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