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frontlet

/fruhnt-lit/US // ˈfrʌnt lɪt //UK // (ˈfrʌntlɪt) //

前门,前沿,前进号,前列腺

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead: The princess wore a richly bejeweled frontlet.
    • : the forehead of an animal.
    • : Ornithology. the forehead when marked by a different color or texture of the plumage.
    • : Judaism. the phylactery worn on the forehead.

Examples

  • All persons having an income of £10 a year and over will have that black velvet loop, the frontlet, sewn into their hats.

  • He no longer wears on his forehead the frontlet of righteousness, his whole heart, his whole soul is impregnated with corruption.

  • White horses with white frontlet plumes came round the Rotunda corner, galloping.

  • In young birds the frontlet is obscure or wanting; the plumage dull brown above, and the throat blackish with white specks.

  • The throat vies with the radiant topaz, while the band on the forehead rivals in brilliancy the frontlet of every other species.