frontis
[ fruhn-tis ]
noun
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.: Compare rebote (def. 1).
Origin of frontis
1<Spanish, apparently alteration of frente front
Words Nearby frontis
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How to use frontis in a sentence
One of fifteen copies printed on Japan paper, with the frontis-piece in three states.
There was no remedy but to silence him, which our friend dexterously accomplished by a blow on the os frontis.
The Land of Thor | J. Ross BrowneA sporting tandem-driving Doctor of our acquaintance calls his leader the Hoss frontis.
El frontis da a la calle del Condestable, y tiene cinco balcones de hierro que parecen cinco castillos.
Doa Perfecta | Benito Prez GaldsThis is the basic principle, and it is the principle of the Divine Law: In sudore frontis tuae comedes panem tuum.
The Unity of Civilization | Various
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