frontlet
/ˈfɹʌntlət/
frontlet noun: the forehead.
Noun
frontlet (plural frontlets)
- The forehead.
- The forehead of an animal, especially of a deer or stag (including the antlers).
- An ornament worn on the forehead.
- 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...
frontlet meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Sanskrit
frontlet in Tamil
- நாடா, நெற்றிப்பட்டம்
frontlet in Bengali
- কপাল, প্রাণীর কপাল
frontlet in Malayalam
- നെറ്റിപ്പട്ടം
frontlet in Sanskrit
- a frontlet, turban , tiara, diadem
- पट्ट paṭṭa
Forms of frontlet
| plural | frontlets |
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Origin of frontlet
From Old French frontelet, diminutive of frontel. Compare armlet.
Words formed from frontlet
Questions about frontlet
- What does frontlet mean?
- Frontlet means the forehead.
- What is frontlet in Tamil?
- Frontlet in Tamil is நாடா, நெற்றிப்பட்டம். See Frontlet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is frontlet?
- Frontlet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce frontlet?
- Frontlet is pronounced /ˈfɹʌntlət/.
- What is the plural of frontlet?
- The plural of frontlet is frontlets.
Words near frontlet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: frontlet (page history and authors); frontlet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frontlet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frontlet (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पट्ट (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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