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Foreknow Fore·know" transitive verb [ imperfect Foreknew ; past participle Foreknown ; present participle & verbal noun Foreknowing .] To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand.

Who would the miseries of man foreknow ?

Dryden.

Foreknowable Fore·know"a·ble adjective That may be foreknown. Dr. H. More.

Foreknower Fore·know"er noun One who foreknows.

Foreknowingly Fore·know"ing·ly adverb With foreknowledge.

He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life.

Jer. Taylor.

Foreknowledge Fore·knowl"edge noun Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to happen; prescience.

If I foreknew,
Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault.

Milton.

Forel For"el noun [ Middle English forel case, sheath, Old French forel , fourel , French fourreau , Late Latin forellus , from Old French forre , fuerre , sheath, case, of German origin; confer Old High German fuotar , akin to Goth. fōdr ; probably not the same word as English fodder food. Confer Fur , Fodder food.] A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill .

Forel For"el transitive verb To bind with a forel. [ R.] Fuller.

Foreland Fore"land` noun 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.

2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. Farrow.

3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight.

Forelay Fore·lay" transitive verb 1. To lay down beforehand.

These grounds being forelaid and understood.

Mede.

2. To waylay. See Forlay . [ Obsolete]

Foreleader Fore·lead"er noun One who leads others by his example; a guide.

Forelend Fore·lend" transitive verb See Forlend . [ Obsolete]

As if that life to losse they had forelent .

Spenser.

Forelet Fore·let" transitive verb See Forlet . [ Obsolete] Holland.

Forelie Fore·lie" intransitive verb To lie in front of. [ Obsolete]

Which forelay
Athwart her snowy breast.

Spenser.

Forelift Fore·lift" transitive verb To lift up in front. [ Obsolete]

Forelock Fore"lock` noun 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun.

Forelock bolt , a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. -- Forelock hook (Rope Making) , a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. Knight. -- To take time, or occasion , by the forelock , to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity.

Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock ; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it.

Swift.

On occasion's forelock watchful wait.

Milton.

Forelook Fore·look" intransitive verb To look beforehand or forward. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Foreman Fore"man noun ; plural Foremen The first or chief man ; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer.

Foremast Fore"mast` noun (Nautical) The mast nearest the bow.

Foremast hand or man (Nautical) , a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.

Foremeant Fore·meant" adjective Intended beforehand; premeditated. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Forementioned Fore"men`tioned adjective Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. Addison.

Foremilk Fore"milk` noun (Physiol.) The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.

Foremost Fore"most` adjective [ Middle English formest first, Anglo-Saxon formest , fyrmest , superl. of forma first, which is a superl. from fore fore; confer Goth. frumist , fruma , first. See Fore , adverb , and confer First , Former , Frame , transitive verb , Prime , adjective ] First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

THat struck the foremost man of all this world.

Shak.

Foremostly Fore"most`ly adverb In the foremost place or order; among the foremost. J. Webster.

Foremother Fore"moth`er noun A female ancestor.

Forename Fore"name` noun A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. Selden.

Forename Fore"name` transitive verb To name or mention before. Shak.

Forenamed Fore"named` adjective Named before; aforenamed.

Forenenst Fore·nenst" preposition [ See Fore , and Anent .] Over against; opposite to. [ Now dialectic]

The land forenenst the Greekish shore.

Fairfax.

Forenoon Fore"noon" noun The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon.

Forenotice Fore"no`tice noun Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. [ R.] Rymer.

Forensal Fo·ren"sal adjective Forensic. [ R.]

Forensic Fo·ren"sic adjective [ Latin forensis , from forum a public place, market place. See Forum .] Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes.

Forensic medicine , medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.

Forensic Fo·ren"sic noun (Amer. Colleges) An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.

Forensical Fo·ren"sic·al adjective Forensic. Berkley.

Foreordain Fore`or·dain" transitive verb To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. Hooker.

Foreordinate Fore·or"di·nate transitive verb To foreordain.

Foreordination Fore·or`di·na"tion noun Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.

Forepast Fore"past` adjective Bygone. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Forepossessed Fore`pos·sessed" adjective 1. Holding or held formerly in possession. [ Obsolete]

2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; preëngaged. [ Obsolete]

Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice.

Bp. Sanderson.

Foreprize Fore·prize" transitive verb To prize or rate beforehand. [ Obsolete] Hooker.

Forepromised Fore`prom"ised adjective Promised beforehand; preëngaged. Bp. Hall.

Forequoted Fore"quot`ed adjective Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay.

Foreran Fore·ran" imperfect of Forerun .

Forerank Fore"rank` noun The first rank; the front.

Forereach Fore·reach" transitive verb (Nautical) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.

Forereach Fore·reach" intransitive verb (Nautical) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. R. H. Dana, Jr.

Foreread Fore·read" transitive verb To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Forerecited Fore`re·cit"ed adjective Named or recited before. "The forerecited practices." Shak.

Foreremembered Fore`re·mem"bered adjective Called to mind previously. Bp. Montagu.

Foreright Fore"right` adjective Ready; directly forward; going before. [ Obsolete] "A foreright wind." Chapman.

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