Foreright Fore"right` adverb Right forward; onward. [ Obsolete]

Forerun Fore·run" transitive verb 1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). 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 kings.

Shak.

Forerunner Fore·run"ner noun 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever.

Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even Jesus.

Hebrew vi. 20.

My elder brothers, my forerunners , came.

Dryden. 2. A predecessor; an ancestor. [ Obsolete] Shak. 3. (Nautical) A piece of rag terminating the log line.

Foresaid Fore"said` adjective Mentioned before; aforesaid.

Foresail Fore"sail` noun (Nautical) (a) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square- rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast. (b) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner. (c) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.

Foresay Fore·say" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon foresecgan ; fore + secgan to say. See Say , transitive verb ] To foretell. [ Obsolete]

Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid .

Fairfax.

Foresee Fore·see" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon foreseón ; fore + seón to see. See See , transitive verb ] 1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil.

Prov. xxii. 3. 2. To provide. [ Obsolete]

Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.

Bacon.

Foresee Fore·see" intransitive verb To have or exercise foresight. [ Obsolete]

Foreseen Fore·seen" conj. , or (strictly) past participle Provided; in case that; on condition that. [ Obsolete]

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.

Sir T. Elyot.

Foreseer Fore·se"er noun One who foresees or foreknows.

Foreseize Fore·seize" transitive verb To seize beforehand.

Foreshadow Fore·shad"ow transitive verb To shadow or typi...y beforehand; to prefigure. Dryden.

Foreshew Fore·shew" transitive verb See Foreshow .

Foreship Fore"ship` noun The fore part of a ship. [ Obsolete]

Foreshorten Fore·short"en transitive verb 1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. 2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.

Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie
Foreshortened in the tract of time.

Tennyson.

Foreshortening Fore·short"en·ing noun (Fine Arts) Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.

Foreshot Fore"shot` noun In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil. Knight.

Foreshow Fore·show" transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show , transitive verb ] To 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 foreshows .

Denham.

Foreshower Fore·show"er noun One who predicts.

Foreside Fore"side noun 1. The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea. 2. The outside or external covering. Spenser.

Foresight Fore"sight` noun 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.

This seems an unseasonable foresight .

Milton.

A random expense, without plan or foresight .

Burke. 3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. 4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight , under Fore , adjective

Foresighted Fore"sight`ed adjective Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. Bartram.

Foresightful Fore"sight`ful adjective Foresighted. [ Obsolete]

Foresignify Fore·sig"ni·fy transitive verb To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. Milton.

Foreskin Fore"skin noun (Anat.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.

Foreskirt Fore"skirt` noun The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train .

Honor's train
Is longer than his foreskirt .

Shak.

Foreslack Fore·slack" transitive verb [ Obsolete] See Forslack .

Foresleeve Fore"sleeve` noun The sleeve below the elbow.

Foreslow Fore·slow" transitive verb [ See Forslow .] To make slow; to hinder; to obstruct. [ Obsolete] See Forslow , transitive verb

No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow
Their hasty pace.

Fairfax.

Foreslow Fore·slow" intransitive verb To loiter. [ Obsolete] See Forslow , intransitive verb

Forespeak Fore·speak" transitive verb [ Obsolete] See Forspeak .

Forespeak Fore·speak" transitive verb To foretell; to predict. [ Obsolete]

My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass.

Beau. & Fl.

Forespeaking Fore"speak`ing noun A prediction; also, a preface. [ Obsolete] Camden. Huloet.

Forespeech Fore"speech` noun A preface. [ Obsolete] Sherwood.

Forespent Fore·spent" adjective [ Fore + spent .] Already spent; gone by; past. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Forespent Fore·spent" adjective [ Obsolete] See Forspent .

Forespurrer Fore·spur"rer noun One who rides before; a harbinger. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Forest For"est noun [ Old French forest , French forêt , Late Latin forestis , also, forestus , forestum , foresta , prop., open ground reserved for the chase, from Latin foris , foras , out of doors, abroad. See Foreign .] 1. An 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 precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own. Burrill.

Forest For"est adjective Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. Forest fly . (Zoology) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidæ , which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly . (b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca , esp. H. equina . See Horse tick . -- Forest glade , a grassy space in a forest. Thomson. -- Forest laws , laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests. -- Forest tree , a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree .

Forest For"est transitive verb To cover with trees or wood.

Forestaff Fore"staff` noun (Nautical) An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross-staff . Brande & C.

Forestage For"est·age noun [ Confer French forestage .] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. (b) A service paid by foresters to the king.

Forestal For"est·al adjective Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights.

Forestall Fore·stall" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Forestalled ; present participle & verbal noun Forestalling .] [ Middle English forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, Anglo-Saxon forsteal , foresteall , prop., a placing one's self before another. See Fore , and Stall .] 1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.

What 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 some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.

An ugly serpent which forestalled their way.

Fairfax.

But evermore those damsels did forestall
Their furious encounter.

Spenser.

To be forestalled ere we come to fall.

Shak.

Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge.

Rush. 3. To deprive; -- with of . [ R.]

All the better; may
This night forestall him of the coming day!

Shak. 4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. To forestall the market , to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844. Burrill. Syn. -- To anticipate; monopolize; engross.

Forestaller Fore·stall"er noun One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market. Locke.

Forestay Fore"stay` noun (Nautical) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship .

Forester For"est·er noun [ French forestier , Late Latin forestarius .] 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. 2. An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth. 3. A forest tree. [ R.] Evelyn. 4. (Zoology) A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester ( A. octomaculata ), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine.

Forestick Fore"stick` noun Front stick of a hearth fire.

Forestry For"est·ry noun [ Confer Old French foresterie .] The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.

Foreswart, Foreswart Fore"swart`, Fore"swart` adjective [ Obsolete] See Forswat .