v. t.
All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
That he, as 't were by accident, may here
Affront Ophelia. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. affront, fr. affronter. ]
I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded
On hostile ground, none daring my affront. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. affronté, p. p. ] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Shamelessly. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who receives an affront. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who affronts, or insults to the face. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an affronting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive. [ 1913 Webster ]
How affrontive it is to despise mercy. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality that gives an affront or offense. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adj.
adj.
n.
adv. [ Pref. a- + front. ] In front; face to face. --
n.
n.
n. the line along which opposing armies face each other.
a. [ Pref. bi- + front. ] Having two fronts. “Bifronted Janus.” Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. chanfrein. ] (Anc. Armor) The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse.
v. t.
We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. confrontatio. ] Act of confronting. H. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ F., p. p. confronter. ] (Her.) Same as Affronté. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who confronts. [ 1913 Webster ]
A confronter in authority. Speed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To divest of the frock,
v. i.
v. t. To remove the frost or ice from;
n. A device that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).
v. t. To unfrock. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To give assurance to. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. Bancroft.
a. [ F. effronté. ] Marked by impudence. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Impudently. [ Obs. ] R. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make froward, perverse, or ungovernable. [ Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Eruca + -form. ] (Zoöl.) Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvæ.
adj. preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; -- used of foods.
n. Foremost part or place. [ 1913 Webster ]
Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. 2 Sam. xi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ OE. fra, fro, adv. & prep., Icel. frā, akin to Dan. fra from, E. from. See From. ] From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. From. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. froc a monk's cowl, coat, garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment; cf. L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid. ]
Frock coat,
Smock frock.
v. t.
a. Clothed in a frock. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of a frock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Frow. ] A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [ Obs. ] “Raging frantic froes.” Draylon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Frow the tool ] An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [ U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich
v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. frö. ]
☞ The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog (R. Catesbiana) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cross frog (Railroads),
Frog cheese,
Frog eater,
Frog fly. (Zool.)
Frog hopper (Zool.),
Frog lily (Bot.),
Frog spit (Zool.),