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fronton|ˈfrʌntən|
Also 9 frontoon.
[a. Fr. fronton, ad. It. frontone, f. fronte front.]
1. Arch. A pediment.
1698M. Lister Journ. to Paris (1699) 42 There are two Stones in the Fronton of the South East Facade of the Louvre. 1721Bailey, Fronton [in Architecture] is a Member which serves to compose an Ornament, raised over Doors, Cross-works, Nitches, etc. 1802W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. I. 417 Every architrave and window-sill of the long and regular palace of the Tuileries was thickly dotted with these arches,—every frontoon and arch regularly framed with them. 1850J. Leitch tr. Müller's Anc. Art §284. 314 It stands more upright over the fronton and inclines forward more above the side-walls. 1894Daily News 9 Oct. 5/3 One of the curiosities of Paris is the bas-relief on the fronton of the east side of the Louvre over the colonnade.
2. Of an altar: = frontal n. 2.
1749U. ap Rhys Tour Spain & Portugal (1760) 83 An exceeding rich Altar, the Fronton of which is of Brass gilt.
‖3. [Sp.] A building where pelota is played.
1896Westm. Gaz. 23 Apr. 7/1 The great objection to the popularity of pelota over here is the expense of the fronton or court. 1896Daily Chron. 16 May 9/4 A fronton epidemic broke out in Madrid. |