frons
[fronz]
noun, plural fron·tes [fron-teez] /ˈfrɒn tiz/.
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
Origin of frons
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Poetry, p. 25, which is of similar structure, we find the doubling of the frons.
A History of English VersificationJakob Schipper
Here the frons is connected with the cauda, which recurs in each stanza as a kind of refrain, by means of concatenatio.
A History of English VersificationJakob Schipper
They are, however, found already in Provenal poetry, and consist of the forehead (frons) and the tail or veer (cauda).
A History of English VersificationJakob Schipper
If the frons precedes the versus, the same distinctions, of course, are possible between the two chief parts.
A History of English VersificationJakob Schipper
Most of these stanzas admit of being looked upon as tripartite on account of the bipartite structure of the frons.
A History of English VersificationJakob Schipper
frons
noun plural frontes (ˈfrɒntiːz)
Word Origin for frons
C19: from Latin: forehead, brow, front
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frons
[frŏnz]
n. pl. fron•tes (frŏn′tēz)
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