Afront

adv, prep

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    in front; face to face not-comparable
Preposition
  1. 1
    in front of

    "These four came all afront, and mainly thrust / at me. I made me no more ado, but took all their seven / points in my target, thus!"

Example

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"These four came all afront, and mainly thrust / at me. I made me no more ado, but took all their seven / points in my target, thus!"

Etymology

From a- + front.

Related phrases

face to facein frontin front of

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