单词 | newfront |
释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : new-frontv. > as lemmasnew-front 5. To adorn in front; to furnish with a front. (So in combination new-front.) Also, to face (with some specified material); = face v. 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > in front front1635 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with front front1635 1635 W. Davenant Triumphs Prince d'Amour 3 The Scene was discovered with a Village consisting of Alehouses and Tobacco shops, each fronted with a red Lettice. 1742 W. Cole in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 228 They have..new Fronted the east front. 1772 J. G. W. De Brahm Hist. Georgia (1849) 45 The Savannah Bay is nearly fronted with contiguous Wharfs. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vi. 109 He new fronted his house in Piccadilly. 1782 W. Cowper Let. 6 Sept. (1981) II. 76 My Green house..is fronted with Myrtles and lined with matts. a1817 T. Dwight Trav. New-Eng. & N.-Y. (1821) II. 31 The Presbyterian church..is fronted with two towers. 1824 Ann. Reg. 87 The whole building was proposed to be fronted with stone. < see also as lemmas |
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