frontlet
/fruhnt-lit/US // ˈfrʌnt lɪt //UK // (ˈfrʌntlɪt) //
前门,前沿,前进号,前列腺
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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