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The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.

s of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot. toe in, to align the front wheels so that they point slightly toward each other.

tion; in opposition to every effort. -- In the teeth, directly; in direct opposition; in front. "Nor strive with all the tempest in my teeth." Pope. -- To cast in the teeth, to report reproachfully; to taunt or insult one with. -- Tooth and nail, as if by biting and scratching; with one's utmost power; by all possib…

The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the surface being cut.

A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aëroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc.

The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear. See Illust. under Ear.

Ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively. No trinketry on front, or neck, or breast. Southey.

is that of simple cones, as in reptiles. The simple cone then developed a smaller cone in front and another behind. Next, a cingulum was developed, and the three cones became arranged in a triangle, the two smaller cusps having moved to the outer side in upper and to the inner in lower molars. This primitive triangle i…

tterfly (Euphoeades, or Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

arge American butterfly (Papilio troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on the rear.

e; as, the road turns off to the left. -- To turn on or upon. (a) To turn against; to confront in hostility or anger. (b) To reply to or retort. (c) To depend on; as, the result turns on one condition. -- To turn out. (a) To move from its place, as a bone. (b) To bend or point outward; as, his toes turn out. (c) To r…

Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.

petual repetition of the same epithets which we find in Homer. Pope. He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow. Sir. W. Scott. Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence. Landor.

A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.

The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.

The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle. Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. Milton.

The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.