fronting

Front \Front\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fronted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Fronting}.]
   1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a
      hostile manner.
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            You four shall front them in the narrow lane.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. To appear before; to meet.
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            [Enid] daily fronted him
            In some fresh splendor.               --Tennyson.
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   3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as,
      the house fronts the street.
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            And then suddenly front the changed reality. --J.
                                                  Morley.
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   4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his
      house fronts the church.
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   5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a
      house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
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            Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. --Shak.
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