Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

frontage; facade, proscenium, facia [Lat.], frontispiece; anteriority†; obverse (of a medal or coin). fore rank, front rank; van, vanguard; advanced guard; outpost; first line; scout. brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz†, countenance, mut [Slang]; rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore†, jib. pioneer &c (precursor) 64; metoposcopy†. V. be in front, stand in front &c adj.; front, face, confront; bend forwards; come to the front, come to the fore. Adj. fore, anterior, front, frontal. Adv. before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front. Phr. formosa muta commendatio est [Lat.] [Syrus]; frons est animi janua [Lat.] [Cicero]; Human face divine [Milton]; imago animi vultus est indices oculi [Lat.] [Cicero]; sea of upturned faces [Scott].