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FRONTLET
frontlet, frontal
(noun) an adornment worn on the forehead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frontlet (plural frontlets)
(obsolete) The forehead.
The forehead of an animal, especially of a deer or stag (including the antlers).
An ornament worn on the forehead.
A bandage or medical preparation worn around the head.
Source: Wiktionary
Front"let, n. Etym: [OF. frontelet brow band, dim. of frontel, frontal. See Frontal, n.]
1. A frontal or brow band; a fillet or band worn on the forehead. They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. Deut. vi. 8.
2. A frown (likened to a frontlet). [R. & Poetic] What makes that frontlet on Methinks you are too much of late i' the frown. Shak.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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