Definition
A small band, ornament, or phylactery worn on the forehead; also a small front-facing part of something.
Etymology
From 'front' + '-let' (diminutive suffix meaning small). In biblical contexts, refers to small leather boxes worn by Jewish worshippers; in fashion, an ornamental headpiece.
Kelly Says
Frontlets appear in the Bible as religious objects, but the term also describes decorative forehead bands worn across many cultures—from ancient Egyptian royal insignia to modern bindis—showing how this piece of headwear transcends any single tradition.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰውን እንደ ሰው
sewn en-de sew
ARالعربية
حزام الرأس
hizām ar-ra's
BNবাংলা
মুখোমুখী
mu-kho-muk-hi
CACatalà
frontal
fron-tal
CSČeština
pásmo na čele
pas-mo na ce-le
DADansk
pandebånd
pan-de-baand
DEDeutsch
Stirnband
stirn-band
ELΕλληνικά
στεφάνι
ste-fa-ni
ESEspañol
frontal
fron-tal
FISuomi
olkapääpanta
ol-ka-pää-pan-ta
FRFrançais
frondelette
fron-de-let
HAHA
gidan bidi
gi-dan bi-di
HEעברית
סרט ראש
seret rosh
HIहिन्दी
माथे का पट्टी
ma-the ka pat-ti
HUMagyar
homlok öv
hom-lok öv
IDBahasa Indonesia
pita kepala
pi-ta ke-pa-la
ITItaliano
frontino
fron-ti-no
KKKK
алдыңғы бет
aldyn-gy bet
MRMR
माथाचा पट्टी
ma-tha-cha pat-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
pita kepala
pi-ta ke-pa-la
NLNederlands
voorhoofdband
voor-hoof-d-band
NONorsk
pannebånd
pan-ne-baand
PLPolski
opaska na czoło
op-as-ka na cho-lo
PTPortuguês
frontilha
fron-ti-lha
RORomână
benda pentru frunte
ben-da pentru fron-te
RUРусский
обруч для лба
obruch dlya lba
SVSvenska
pannaband
pan-na-band
SWKiswahili
kamba ya kichwa
kam-ba ya ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலையணை
tha-lai-ya-nai
THไทย
ผ้าพันศีรษะ
phaa pan-si-ra
TLTL
bandang ulo
ban-dang ulo
TRTürkçe
alnın bandı
al-nın ban-di
UKУкраїнська
обруч для чола
obruch dlya cho-la
URاردو
سر کا کپ
sar ka kap
VITiếng Việt
dải băng trán
dai bang tran
ZUZU
isigqoko
i-si-gqo-ko