frontlet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹʌntlət/
Etymology
From Old French frontelet, diminutive of frontel. Compare armlet.
Meanings
- (obsolete) The forehead.
- The forehead of an animal, especially of a deer or stag (including the antlers).
- An ornament worn on the forehead.
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A bandage or medical preparation worn around the head.
Frontlets are known to every goodwife: rose-water and vinegar, with a little woman's milk, and nutmegs grated upon a rose-cake applied to both temples.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 1, subsection vi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontlets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
grc ἄμπυξ (ornament) · la frontalia (ornament) · ota آلنلق (ornament) · cmn 鍚 /钖 (ornament)