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frontlet

front·let [ frúntlət ] (plural front·lets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. decorative band: a decorative band worn on the forehead

2. zoology animal's forehead: an animal's forehead, especially a bird's when it has a different color from the rest of the head

3. christianity altar-cloth border: a decorated border on the frontal of an altar in a Christian Church

[15th century. < Old French frontelet "little forehead band" < frontel (see frontal2)]
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