Frōnt1, n.
(frŭnt) (Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. frons, frontis, Fr., Pr., & O. Sp. front, It. & Pg. fronte, Sp. frente.] 1. The forehead or brow; the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. Prior. 2. The forehead, brow, or countenance, as expressive of character, temper, or disposition; especially, of boldness of disposition; sometimes, of impudence; as, a bold front; a hardened front. “With smiling fronts encountering.” Shak. 3. The part or surface of any thing which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the face or fore part; as, the front of a house; the foremost rank; as, the front of an army. Hugh Oldham in the front of benefactors. Fuller.
- Position directly before the face of a person, or foremost part of a thing; as, in front of one, of the troops, or of a house.
- That which covers the foremost part of the head; a front-piece of hair worn by ladies.
His Helen’s hair turned gray, Like any plain Miss Smith’s, who wears a front. E. B. Browning. Bastioned front (Mil.), a curtain connecting two half bastions.—Front of fortification, that portion of the enceinte between the capitals of the adjacent salient angle of the polygon fortified; or it includes this portion, or any other works within or beyond it which are between the two adjacent capitals, and connected with it by defensive relations. Mahan.—Front of operations, the front formed by an army as it moves on its line of operation. Halleck.