"frontlet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹʌntlət/ Forms: frontlets [plural]
Etymology: From Old French frontelet, diminutive of frontel. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|frontelet}} Old French frontelet Head templates: {{en-noun}} frontlet (plural frontlets)
  1. (obsolete) The forehead. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-frontlet-en-noun-7sHhswtL
  2. The forehead of an animal, especially of a deer or stag (including the antlers).
    Sense id: en-frontlet-en-noun-jOJiFshN
  3. An ornament worn on the forehead. Translations (ornament): ἄμπυξ (ámpux) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 鍚 /钖 (yáng) (Chinese Mandarin), frontalia [neuter, plural] (Latin), آلنلق (alınlık) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-frontlet-en-noun-9ovEN3G6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Animal body parts, Body parts, Headwear Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 71 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 4 19 66 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 18 68 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 77 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 78 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 9 19 53 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 21 65 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 23 61 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 5 19 59 17 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 15 23 53 9 Disambiguation of Body parts: 14 17 60 9 Disambiguation of Headwear: 7 16 68 9 Disambiguation of 'ornament': 1 2 91 5
  4. A bandage or medical preparation worn around the head.
    Sense id: en-frontlet-en-noun-a6a3W4c- Categories (other): Medical equipment Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 4 4 5 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: starfrontlet

Inflected forms

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