Frontal

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of frontal bone.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
3. Typical of or relative at the head of a thing.
4. The façade of a building.
5. Said of a movement or force, directly confronted to another.

Equivalents

Examples

“Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like⟳ an altar frontal.”

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