overfront noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A false overshirt, jacket, or vest that is attached to the bodice or shirt of a garment.No 2—Is the Overfront, forming a jacket that opens over the fullness. — 1887 •A decorative wall hanging or dorsal that sits behind the altar and matches the netherfront.Or when they had four columns to hold up the overfront and riddells, these were often utilised to carry a taper on each. — 1904 verb1 •(no longer used) To confront; to oppose; to withstand.The first, a foe no tempest can unbend; The next more supple, but a dangerous friend; This flies the storm he dares not to oppose, That boldly stands, to overfront his foes — 1807 formsoverfronted · overfronting · overfronts
