† over-frontn.
Obsolete. rare.
A piece which hangs over the front of a cloak and covers the arm instead of a sleeve.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > parts of
hood?c1225
pell1404
amyta1450
pin hood1491
butterham1673
over-front1889
1889 Daily News 23 July 7/2 The travelling mantle..is provided with over-fronts which fall straight from the shoulders, and protect the arms without embarrassing their movements.
1891 Daily News 19 Sept. 2/1 The sleeves being formed by the over-fronts, which fall over the arms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
† over-frontv.
Obsolete. rare.
1. intransitive. To extend in front.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (transitive)] > extend beyond front of
over-front1623
1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 75 That the out-most companies may ouer-front, and be without the points of the enemies wings.
2. transitive. To confront.
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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > be face to face with
confrontc1568
front1582
to face (a person) with1583
face1632
over-front1644
1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3v When things indifferent shall be set to over-front us, under the banners of sin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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