FRONT (3)

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