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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRONTLET

From Old French frontelet a little frontal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRONTLET

frontlet  [ˈfrʌntlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRONTLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frontlet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRONTLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frontlet in the English dictionary

The first definition of frontlet in the dictionary is Also called: frontal. a small decorative loop worn on a woman's forehead, projecting from under her headdress, in the 15th century. Other definition of frontlet is the forehead of an animal, esp of a bird when it is a different colour from the rest of the head. Frontlet is also the decorated border of an altar frontal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRONTLET


Bartlett
ˈbɑːtlɪt
courtlet
ˈkɔːtlɪt
cutlet
ˈkʌtlɪt
flatlet
ˈflætlɪt
gantlet
ˈɡæntlɪt
gauntlet
ˈɡɔːntlɪt
heartlet
ˈhɑːtlɪt
mantlet
ˈmæntlɪt
martlet
ˈmɑːtlɪt
notelet
ˈnəʊtlɪt
nutlet
ˈnʌtlɪt
partlet
ˈpɑːtlɪt
plantlet
ˈplɑːntlɪt
platelet
ˈpleɪtlɪt
rootlet
ˈruːtlɪt
statelet
ˈsteɪtlɪt
swiftlet
ˈswɪftlɪt
tartlet
ˈtɑːtlɪt
wristlet
ˈrɪstlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRONTLET

frontier orbital
frontier post
frontier technology
frontiersman
frontiersmen
frontierswoman
frontierswomen
frontispiece
frontless
frontlessly
frontman
frontmen
frontogenesis
frontogenetic
frontogenetically
frontolysis
fronton
frontrunner
frontrunning
frontward

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRONTLET

bractlet
cantlet
factory outlet
fontlet
fortlet
fruitlet
outlet
retail outlet
run the gauntlet
shaver outlet
take up the gauntlet
throw down the gauntlet
troutlet

Synonyms and antonyms of frontlet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «frontlet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRONTLET

Find out the translation of frontlet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frontlet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frontlet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

额饰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

banda para la frente
570 millions of speakers

English

frontlet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुकुट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

frontlet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повязку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frontlet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ললার্টবন্ধনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frontal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Frontlet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stirnband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

frontlet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정면 장식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frontlet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெற்றிப்பட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रंटलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alın bağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frontlet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frontlet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пов´язку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filacteră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

frontlet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skeenplate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frontlet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frontlet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frontlet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRONTLET»

The term «frontlet» is normally little used and occupies the 127.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRONTLET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frontlet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRONTLET»

Discover the use of frontlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frontlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Arts of the North American Indian: Native Traditions in ...
Even so, he responds to the dramatic force of this small chunk of an unfamiliar world — to its workmanship, richness, and imaginative content. The headdress frontlet will stand as a piece of art and be judged according to a foreign aesthetic.
Edwin L. Wade, 1986
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The Responsive Eye: Ralph T. Coe and the Collecting of ...
This Northwest Coast frontlet, worn on the forehead at chiefly occasions, is attributed to the Tsimshian peoples, who occupied a pivotal position in the geography of the northern Northwest Coast. They lived on the central British Columbian ...
Ralph T. Coe, 2003
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The Tatler. The Guardian
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most in- disputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Joseph Addison, George Washington Greene, 1860
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The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of ...
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most in- disputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Joseph Addison, 1853
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Tatler. The Guardian
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most in- disputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Joseph Addison, George Washington Greene, 1854
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The Tatler: A New Edition, Carefully Revised, in Four Vol. ...
A The foremost of the whole rank of Toasts, and the most indisputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet: the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge that their ...
Alexander Chalmers, Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, 1822
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Miscellaneous prose
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most in- disputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Joseph Addison, George Washington Greene, 1856
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The British Essayists: Tatler
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most indisputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Robt Lynam, 1827
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Works, Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's Edition: ...
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most in- disputed in their present empire, are Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agreeable, the second an awful beauty. These ladies are perfect friends, out of a knowledge, that their ...
Joseph Addison, George Washington Greene, 1858
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THE BRITISH ESSAYISTS: WITH PREFACES, ILLSTORICAL AND ...
The foremost of the whole rank of toasts, and the most indisputed in their present empire, arc Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Frontlet : the first an agrceable, the second an awful beauty. These ladics are perfect fricnds, out of a knowledge, that their ...
A. CHALMERS, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRONTLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frontlet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hebrew word of the week: Tefillin
The biblical name is ToTafot (Deuteronomy 6:8) “frontlet, pendant, amulet.” *Or “song of praise (to God),” as in Psalms 145:1; from the root ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
2
Pamunkey Tribe receives federal recognition
... Indians that the government of British King Charles II commissioned an engraved silver frontlet as a gift to mark her signature on a new treaty. «Daily Press, Jul 15»
3
Liberty, Sovereignty, and US Foreign Policy
The fundamental maxims of her policy would insensibly change from liberty to force. The frontlet upon her brows would no longer beam with the ... «Antiwar.com, Jul 15»
4
Your favourite Ulysses quotes for Bloomsday, please
White horses with white frontlet plumes came round the Rotunda corner, galloping. A tiny coffin flashed by. In a hurry to bury. A mourning coach ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
The Tallest Trophy
A Klawock city official, a Haida who took up carving and “Indian dancing” after he gave up drinking, sat working on a small frontlet, which he ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
6
Rascals, the need for real American exceptionalism
The frontlet upon her brows would no longer beam with the ineffable splendor of freedom and independence; but in its stead would soon be ... «St George News, Mar 15»
7
How Many More Wars Must The U.S. Government Start?
The fundamental maxims of her policy would insensibly change from liberty to force; the frontlet on her brow would no longer beam with the ... «Western Journalism, Feb 15»
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Through art, Kitselas looks to correct the historical record
“The little front part we call am'halayt. Am'halayt is another word for peace. It's also the frontlet that our chiefs wear on their head dresses . «Terrace Standard, Oct 14»
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Morgan Green combines combines indigenous and western …
Outstanding among them is Amhalaayt (Raven Chief's Headdress), an alder frontlet inlaid with abalone shell, executed in classical Tsimshian ... «Straight.com, Sep 14»
10
John Nichols: Mark Pocan and Reid Ribble stand together against …
The frontlet upon her brows would no longer beam with the ineffable splendor of freedom and independence; but in its stead would soon be ... «Madison.com, Jul 14»

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