frounter
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French fronter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfruntɛːr/, /ˈfruːntɛːr/, /ˈfruntuːr/
Noun
frounter (plural frounters) (Late Middle English)
- (rare) A frontier or borderland.
- (rare) A fort located upon the borderland.
- (rare) The vanguard of a military force.
- (rare) A tapestry over another tapestry over an altar.
- (rare) A building's frontispiece.
- (rare) Armor for the forehead of an equine.
References
- “frǒuntēr, -iēr (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
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