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† ˈcounterfront, n. Obs.
[ad. It. contrafronte ‘a spurre or the inner part of a bulwarke’ (Florio 1598). Cf. OF. contrefront part opposite the front (15th c. in Godefroy). See also contrafront.]
a. Fortif. A spur; = contrafront.
b. The rear face (of a pier or the like).
1622F. Markham Bk. War iv. iii. 133 The Orechion which is the guard or shoulder of the Bulwark, the Curtaine which is the front, the Counterfront which are the Spurrs. 1730A. Gordon Maffei's Amphith. 220 The Counter-front is something less than an Inch [narrower].
Hence † ˈcounterfront v.
1611Florio, Contrafrontare, to counterfront. |