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Frontal Bone

a bone, double in the fœtus, single in the adult, situate at the base of the cranium, at the superior part of the face. It forms the vault of the orbit, lodges the ethmoid bone in a notch in its middle part, and is articulated besides with the sphenoid, parietal, and the nasal bones, the ossa nasales, superior maxillary, and malar bones.

FRONTENAC (front-näk'), LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE, a French colonial officer; born in France in 1620. early age became brigadier. In 1672 He entered the army in 1635, and at an early age became brigadier. In 1672 he was appointed governor of the French possessions in North America, to be recalled ed 10 years later, in consethe confidence of the settlers and the respect of the Indians. In 1689, when to the confidence of the settlers and the respect of the Indians. In 1689, when to was again sent out by the king. During of a war with England was added, he was again sent out by the king. During repulsed a British attack on Quebec, and allies on the villages of New England, repulsed a British attack on Quebec, and broke the power of the Iroquois. He died in Quebec, Nov. 28, 1698.

Austria, rather more than 30 miles from Vienna, and not far from the frontiers of Hungary, on the right bank of the Frohsdorf. It is celebrated for its splendid castle, which acquired a kind of did castle, which acquired a kind of political importance, from having been, since 1844, the residence of the Duchess elder Bourbon party. After the death of the duchess it came into the possession of the Comte de Chambord.

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