Definition of "frontlet" [front•let]

• An ornament or band worn on the forehead as a phylactery. (noun)
• The forehead of an animal. (noun)
• The forehead of a bird when of a different color or texture of plumage. (noun)
• An ornamental border for a frontal. (noun)

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• "One kind or phylactery was called a "frontlet," and was composed of four pieces of parchment; on the first of which was written, Ex 12: 2-10; on the second, Ex 12: 11-21; on the third, De"
• "Her turret, from which cascades a transparent veil, terminates upon a frontlet, a wide band of cloth that frames her face."
• "Black, a popular color at this time, accents her turret and frontlet, collar, cuffs, and wide hem."