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affront (v.)
early 14c., from O.Fr.
afronter
"to face, confront," lit. "to strike on the forehead," from L.L.
affrontare
"to strike against," from L.
ad frontem
"to the face," from
frons
(gen.
frontis
) "forehead." The noun is c.1600, from the verb.