refrontv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈfrʌnt/, U.S.

/riˈfrənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, front v.¹

Etymology: < re- prefix + front v.¹

transitive. To provide (a building) with a new front. Also: to replace the front of (a shirt).

ΚΠ

1716–17 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 223 For the workemen in fitting up the six chambers their out work, in his new Addition to his Refronting the Coll. w^th freestone.

1823 J. Timbs Picturesque Promenade round Dorking (ed. 2) 66 Several old houses have been pulled down, and new ones erected; others have been refronted; windows have been thrown out with increasing diligence.

1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 3 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 381 I should take it to have been at least re-fronted since Johnson's time.

1895 A. Conan Doyle Stark Munro Lett. iv. 68 My linen had gone to Belfast to be refronted and recuffed.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 23 Aug. 10/2 Cavendish House, which is beautifully situated on the south side of the Common, has been refronted and considerably altered.

1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 28 The little market square (with a C19 Town Hall, refronted recently) is on the opposite side of the road.

2000 Times (Nexis) 23 Oct. After paying the cost of the memorial and the surrounding improvements, there remained..just enough money to refront the Palace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refront
释义	refrontv. Brit. /ˌriːˈfrʌnt/, U.S. /riˈfrənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, front v.¹ Etymology: < re- prefix + front v.¹ transitive. To provide (a building) with a new front. Also: to replace the front of (a shirt). ΚΠ 1716–17 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 223 For the workemen in fitting up the six chambers their out work, in his new Addition to his Refronting the Coll. w^th freestone. 1823 J. Timbs Picturesque Promenade round Dorking (ed. 2) 66 Several old houses have been pulled down, and new ones erected; others have been refronted; windows have been thrown out with increasing diligence. 1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 3 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 381 I should take it to have been at least re-fronted since Johnson's time. 1895 A. Conan Doyle Stark Munro Lett. iv. 68 My linen had gone to Belfast to be refronted and recuffed. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 23 Aug. 10/2 Cavendish House, which is beautifully situated on the south side of the Common, has been refronted and considerably altered. 1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 28 The little market square (with a C19 Town Hall, refronted recently) is on the opposite side of the road. 2000 Times (Nexis) 23 Oct. After paying the cost of the memorial and the surrounding improvements, there remained..just enough money to refront the Palace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1716
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