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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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  • s. frons (in all the meanings of the English word; in font, a fronte [military technical term; opposed to a tergo, a latere] intervalla trabium in fronte saxis effarcire, Caes.; cohortes in fronte constituere, Suet.; ante frontem castrorum copias struere, Caes.; ante frontem aedium, Vitr.): pars antica (opposed to pars postica): pars prior (e.g., capitis, Plin., opposed to pars aversa): In font of the camp, ante frontem castrorum; ante castra; pro castris: to present their font to the enemy, in hostem obverti (Curt., 4, 15, 21). Wounds received in font, vulnera adversa (so cicatrices adversae). The font of a building, frons.
  • Face, impudence, os (e.g., durum, ferreum, etc.): frons (e.g., inverecunda, Quint.; proterva, Hor.).
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  • v. To stand opposite to, *exadversus aliquem stare (of persons): contra aliquid esse or positum esse: ex adverso positum esse (general terms of things): ex adverso constitutum esse (to be placed or drawn up in font of; e.g., of ships; also, classes ex adverso stant, Suet., Just.). To font the street [Vid: To FACE].
  • To face boldly, to oppose, alicui obsistere, resistere.
3. as adjective, anticus (opposed to what is in the back part, posticus): prior (opposed to posterior; e.g., the font legs, priores pedes): adversus (what is opposite to us; opposed to aversus, what is turned from us). Font teeth [Vid: TOOTH]. The font ranks, primi ordines.