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Frontal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In medicine, a medicament or preparation to be applied to the forehead.

2. In architecture, a little pediment or frontpiece, over a small door or window.

3. In Jewish ceremonies, a frontlet or browband, consisting of four pieces of vellum, laid on leather, and tied round the forehead in the synagogue; each piece containing some text of scripture.

Frontal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Belonging to the front part; being in front

2. Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.

Frontal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet

2. An ornamental band for the hair.

3. The metal face guard of a soldier.

4. A little pediment over a door or window.

5. A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.

6. A medicament or application for the forehead.

7. The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium.