Webster's Dictionary 1828

1810

FORESEEN

FORESEE'N, participle passive Seen beforehand.

1811

FORESEER

FORESEE'R, noun One who foresees or foreknows.

1812

FORESEIZE

FORESE'IZE, verb transitive To seize beforehand.

1813

FORESHADOW

FORESHAD'OW, verb transitive To shadow or typify beforehand.

1814

FORESHAME

FORESHA'ME, verb transitive To shame; to bring reproach on.

1815

FORESHEW

FORESHEW. [See foreshow.]

1816

FORESHIP

FO'RESHIP, noun The forepart of a ship. Acts 28:1.

1817

FORESHORTEN

FORESHORT'EN, verb transitive In painting; to shorten figures for the sake of showing those behind.

1818

FORESHORTENING

FORESHORT'ENING, noun In painting, the act of shortening figures for the sake of showing those behind.The art of conveying to the mind the impression of the entire length of an ...

1819

FORESHOW

FORESHOW, verb transitive1. To show beforehand; to prognosticate.Next, like aurora, Spenser rose, whose purple blush the day foreshows.2. To predict; to foretell3. To represent ...

1820

FORESHOWER

FORESHOWER, noun One who predicts.

1821

FORESHROUDS

FORESHROUDS', noun The shrouds of a ship attached to the foremast.

1822

FORESIDE

FO'RESIDE, noun The front side; also, a specious outside.

1823

FORESIGHT

FO'RESIGHT, noun1. Prescience; foreknowledge; prognostication; the act of foreseeing.2. Provident care of futurity; foreknowledge accompanied with prudence in guarding against e...

1824

FORESIGHTFUL

FORESIGHTFUL, adjective Prescient; provident. [Little used.]

1825

FORESIGNIFY

FORESIG'NIFY, verb transitive To signify beforehand; to betoken previously; to foreshow; to typify.

1826

FORESKIN

FO'RESKIN, noun The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.

1827

FORESKIRT

FO'RESKIRT, noun The loose and pendulous part of a coat before.

1828

FORESLACK

FORESLACK', verb transitive To neglect by idleness. [Not used.]

1829

FORESLOW

FORESLOW, verb transitive1. To delay; to hinder; to impede; to obstruct. [Not used.]No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreshow their hasty pace.2. To neglect; to omit. [Not ...

1830

FORESPEAK

FORESPE'AK, verb transitive1. To foresay; to foreshow; to foretell or predict.2. To forbid. [Not used.]3. To bewitch. [Not used.]

1831

FORESPEAKING

FORESPE'AKING, noun A prediction; also, a preface. [Not used.]

1832

FORESPEECH

FORESPEE'CH, noun A preface. [Not used.]

1833

FORESPENT

FORESPENT', adjective1. Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted.2. Past; as life forespent [Little used.]

1834

FORESPURRER

FORESPUR'RER, noun One that rides before. [Not used.]

1835

FOREST

FOR'EST, noun [Latin foris.]1. An extensive wood, or a large tract of land covered with trees. In America, the word is usually applied to a wood of native growth, or a tract of ...

1836

FORESTAFF

FO'REST'AFF, noun An instrument used at sea, for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies; called also cross-staff.