| 释义 |
front·let
\-lə̇t, usu -lə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English frontlette, from Middle French frontelet, diminutive of frontel; in other senses, from front (I) + -let — more at frontal
1.
a. : frontal, browband
< a black velvet frontlet just visible as a loop on the forehead — Doreen Yarwood >
b. : phylactery
< frontlets between thine eyes — Deut 6:8 (Authorized Version) >
2. : a fronting piece: as
a. : an architectural facade
b. : superfrontal; also : a short valance over an altar frontal
3.
a. : the forehead especially of a quadruped mammal
b. : the forehead of a bird when distinguished by a different color or texture of plumage |