front

n. [ F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow. ] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bless'd with his father's front, his mother's tongue. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front; hence, an attitude and demeanor intended to represent one's feelings, even if not actually felt; as, to put on a good front. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

With smiling fronts encountering. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inhabitants showed a bold front. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army. [ 1913 Webster ]

Had he his hurts before?
Ay, on the front. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The most conspicuous part. [ 1913 Webster ]

The very head and front of my offending. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The beginning. “Summer's front.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Fort.) All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

9. (Phon.) The middle of the upper part of the tongue, -- the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. See Guide to Pronunciation, §10. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

10. The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word “front, ” used as an exclamation. [ Hotel Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Bastioned front (Mil.), a curtain connerting two half bastions. --
Front door, the door in the front wall of a building, usually the principal entrance. --
Front of fortification, the works constructed upon any one side of a polygon. Farrow. --
Front of operations, all that part of the field of operations in front of the successive positions occupied by the army as it moves forward. Farrow. --
To come to the front, to attain prominence or leadership. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel, frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See Front. ] 1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as: (a) An ornamental band for the hair. (b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. [ Obs. ] Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frontal hammer or
Frontal helve, a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a “tongue” immediately in front of the hammer head. Raymond.

a. [ Cf. F. frontal. ] Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of the front seats in the House of Commons of Great Britain that are reserved for ministers or ex-ministers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister. [ WordNet 1.5 ]