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frontlet

noun front·let \ ˈfrənt-lət \

Definition of frontlet

1 : a band or phylactery worn on the forehead
2 : the forehead especially of an animal

Origin and Etymology of frontlet

Middle English frontlette, from Middle French frontelet, diminutive of frontel, from Latin frontale, from front-, frons

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