"new-front" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: new-fronts [present, singular, third-person], new-fronting [participle, present], new-fronted [participle, past], new-fronted [past]
Etymology: From new- + front. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|new|front}} new- + front Head templates: {{en-verb}} new-front (third-person singular simple present new-fronts, present participle new-fronting, simple past and past participle new-fronted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To put a new front on, or receive a new front. Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-new-front-en-verb-88XLmRrm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with new-

Inflected forms

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