† counterfrontn.

Etymology: < Italian contrafronte ‘a spurre or the inner part of a bulwarke’ (Florio 1598). Compare Old French contrefront part opposite the front (15th cent. in Godefroy). See also contrafront n.

Obsolete.

a. Fortification. A spur; = contrafront n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork > angular projection

spur1575

esperon1589

contrafront1598

counterfront1622

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iv. iii. 133 The Orechion which is the guard or shoulder of the Bulwark, the Curtaine which is the front, the Counterfront which are the Spurrs.

b. The rear face (of a pier or the like).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] > rear surface

wrong side1511

back1626

backside1645

counterfront1730

reverse1775

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 220 The Counter-front is something less than an Inch [narrower].

Derivatives

† ˈcounterfront v. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Contrafrontare, to counterfront.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	counterfront
释义	† counterfrontn. Etymology: < Italian contrafronte ‘a spurre or the inner part of a bulwarke’ (Florio 1598). Compare Old French contrefront part opposite the front (15th cent. in Godefroy). See also contrafront n. Obsolete. a. Fortification. A spur; = contrafront n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork > angular projection spur1575 esperon1589 contrafront1598 counterfront1622 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iv. iii. 133 The Orechion which is the guard or shoulder of the Bulwark, the Curtaine which is the front, the Counterfront which are the Spurrs. b. The rear face (of a pier or the like). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] > rear surface wrong side1511 back1626 backside1645 counterfront1730 reverse1775 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 220 The Counter-front is something less than an Inch [narrower]. Derivatives † ˈcounterfront v. Obsolete ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Contrafrontare, to counterfront. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1611
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