fronteau
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French fronteaus, plural of frontel, variant of frontal with a change of suffix (compare frontail as well). Cf. also Medieval Latin frontalis, Latin frontalia, frontale (“frontlet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
fronteau m (plural fronteaux)
- frontlet
- phylactery (when worn on the forehead)
Further reading[edit]
- “fronteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.