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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fōre-ôr'di-nā'tion, n. p. 533Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.Fōre'pārt, n. p. 533The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the anterior part; the beginning; as, the forepart of a series. “The front and forepart of his life.” South.Fōre-páss', v. t. p. 533To pass by or along. [Obs.] Shak.Fōre'-plāne, n. p. 533(Carp.) The first plane used after the saw and ax; a jack-plane. Gwilt.Fōre/pos-sĕssed', a. p. 533Holding or held formerly in possession. 2. Pre-occupied; prepossessed; pre-engaged. Any rational man not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Sanderson.Fōre-prīze′, v. t. p. 533To prize or rate beforehand. Hooker.Fōre'-prōm'ised, a. p. 533Promised beforehand; pre-engaged. Bp. Hall.Fōre-quōt'ed, a. p. 533Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the work.Fōre-rān', imp. p. 533of forerun.Fōre'rānk, n. p. 533The first rank; the front. Shak.Fōre-rēach′, v. t. p. 533(Naut.) To advance or gain ground upon, as on a vessel.Fōre-rēach′, v. i. p. 533(Naut.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. Dana.Fōre-rēad', v. t. p. 533To signify by tokens; to predestine. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōre-rēad'ing, n. p. 533Previous perusal. [Obs.] Hales.Fōre/re-cit'ed, a. p. 533Named or recited before. Shak.Fōre're-mēm'bered, a. p. 533Called to mind previously. Montagu.Fōre'-rēnt, n. p. 533Rent due before the first crop is reaped. [Scotland.]Fōre'rīght, a. p. 533Ready; forward; quick. [Obs.] Massinger.Fōre'rīght, adv. p. 533Right forward; onward. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Fōre-rŭn', v. t. p. 533To run before; to precede; to have the start of. Graunt. 2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. These signs forerun the death or fall of…Fōre-rŭn'ner, n. p. 533A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; hence, a sign foreshowing something to follow; a prognostic; as, the forerunners of a fever. My elder brothers, my…Fōre'said, a. p. 533Mentioned before; aforesaid. [Obs.]Fōre'sail, n. p. 533(Naut.) (a.) A sail extended on the fore-yard, which is supported by the foremast. (b.) The first triangular sail before the mast of a sloop or cutter.Fōre-sāy’, v. t. p. 533To predict; to foretell; to presage; to prophesy; to prognosticate. [Obs.] Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid. Fairfax.Fōre-see’, v. t. p. 533To see beforehand; to see or know before occurrence; to have prescience of; to foreknow. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself. Prov. xxii. 3.Fôre-see', v. i. p. 533To exercise foresight.Fōre-seen’, conj. p. 533Provided; in case that; on condition that. [Obs.] One manner of meat is most sure to every complexion, foreseen that it be alway most commonly in conformity of qualities with the person that eateth.…Fōre-seer', n. p. 533One who foresees or foreknows.Fōre-sēize′, v. t. p. 533To seize beforehand.Fōre-shād'ōw, v. t. p. 533To shadow or typify beforehand; to prefigure. Dryden.Fōre-shew', v. t. p. 533See FORESHOW.Fōre'ship, n. p. 533The forepart of a ship. Acts xxvii. 30.Fōre-shôrt'en, v. t. p. 533(Paint.) To shorten by representing in an oblique position; to represent as seen obliquely. An arm extended toward the spectator will be foreshortened in a painting. Songs, and deeds, and lives that…Fōre-shôrt'en-ing, n. p. 533The representation or appearance, or diminution of length, of objects, when viewed obliquely. See FORESHORTEN. Dryden.Fōre-shōw′, v. t. p. 533To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. Your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart. Shak. Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose, Whose purple blush the day…Fôre-shōw'er, n. p. 533One who predicts.Fōre'side, n. p. 533The front side; also, a specious outside. Spenser.Fōre'sight, n. p. 533The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge; prognostication. Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care of futurity; prudence in guarding against evil; wise…Fōre'sight-ed, a. p. 533Prudent in guarding against evil; provident for the future. Bartram.Fōre'sight-ful, a. p. 533Prescient; provident; foresighted. [Obs.] Sidney.Fōre-sig'ni-fy, v. t. p. 533To signify beforehand; to betoken previously; to foreshow; to typify. They oft foresignify and threaten ill. Milton.Fōre'skin, n. p. 533(Anat.) The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.Fōre'skirt, n. p. 533The loose and pendulous part of a coat before. Shak.Fōre-slăck′, v. t. p. 533To neglect by idleness; not to seize or improve promptly; to foreslow; to delay. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōre'sleeve, n. p. 533That part of a sleeve between the elbow and wrist.Fōre-slōw′, v. t. p. 533To make slow; to delay; to hinder; to impede; to obstruct. [Obs.] No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow Their hasty pace. Fairfax. 2. To be dilatory about; to procrastinate; to put off; to…Fōre-slōw’, v. i. p. 533To be dilatory; to loiter. [Obs.] Foreslow no longer; make we hence amain. Shak.Fōre-spēak', v. t. p. 533To foresay; to foreshow; to foretell; to predict. My mother was half a witch; never any thing that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl. 2. To bewitch; to enchant. Drayton. 3. To forspeak, or…Fōre'speak-ing, n. p. 533A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] Camden. Huloet.Fōre'speech, n. p. 533A preface. [Obs.] Sherwood.Fōre-spĕnt', a. p. 533Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. Shak. 2. Past; spent; as, life forespent. Spenser.Fōre-spür'rer, n. p. 533One who rides before. [Obs.] Shak.Fôr'est, n. p. 533An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. 2. (Eng. Law.) A large extent or…Fôr'est, v. t. p. 533To cover with trees or wood.Fôr'est, a. p. 533Pertaining to a forest; sylvan; rustic. Forest laws, laws for governing and regulating forests, and preserving game. [Eng.]Fōre'staff p. 533m. (Naut.) An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, and now superseded by the sextant. Brande.Fôr'est-age, n. p. 533(Eng. Law.) (a.) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. (b.) An ancient service paid by foresters to the king.Fôr'est-al, a. p. 533Pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights.Fōre-stall′, v. t. p. 533To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. Why need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid? Milton. 2. To take possession of in advance of something else…Fōre-stall'er, n. p. 534One who forestalls; a person who purchases provisions before they come to the fair or market, with a view to raise the price. Locke.