Webster's Dictionary 1913

2863

Fordrive

For‐drive″ (?), v. t. To drive about; to drive here and there. Rom. of R.

2864

Fordrunken

For‐drunk″en (?), a. Utterly drunk; very drunk. Chaucer.

2865

Fordry

For‐dry″ (?), a. Entirely dry; withered. “A tree fordry.” Chaucer.

2866

Fordwine

For‐dwine″ (?), v. i. To dwindle away; to disappear. Rom of R.

2867

Fore

Fore, n. [AS. f�r, fr. faran to go. See Fare, v. i.] Journey; way; method of proceeding. “Follow him and his fore.” Chaucer.

2868

Fore (2)

Fore, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See For, and cf. Former, Foremost.] 1. In the part that precedes or goes first; — opposed to aft, after, back, behind, e...

2869

Fore (3)

Fore (?), a. [See Fore, adv.] Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; ante...

2870

Fore (4)

Fore, n. The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.At the fore(Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; — said of a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc. — To the ...

2871

Fore (5)

Fore, prep. Before; — sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

2872

Fore part

{ Fore″ part′ (?), orFore″part′ }, n. The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.

2873

Fore tooth

Fore″ tooth′ (?), pl.Fore teeth (�). (Anat.) One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.

2874

Fore-night

Fore″–night′ (?), n. The evening between twilight and bedtime.

2875

Fore-topgallant

Fore′–top‐gal″lant (? or?), a.(Naut.) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.

2876

Fore-topmast

Fore′–top″mast (?), n.(Naut.) The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship.

2877

Fore-topsail

Fore′–top″sail (? or?), n.(Naut.) See Sail.

2878

Foreadmonish

Fore′ad‐mon″ish (?), v. t. To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event. Bp. Hall.

2879

Foreadvise

Fore′ad‐vise″ (?), v. t. To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the event. Shak.

2880

Foreallege

Fore′al‐lege″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Forealleged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forealleging (?).] To allege or cite before. Fotherby.

2881

Foreappoint

Fore′ap‐point″ (?), v. t. To set, order, or appoint, beforehand. Sherwood.

2882

Foreappointment

Fore′ap‐point″ment (?), n. Previous appointment; preordinantion. Sherwood.

2883

Forearm

Fore‐arm″ (?), v. t. To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need. South.

2884

Forearm (2)

Fore″arm′ (?), n.(Anat.) That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium.

2885

Forebeam

Fore″beam′ (?), n. The breast beam of a loom.

2886

Forebear

Fore‐bear″ (?), n. An ancestor. See Forbear.

2887

Forebode

Fore‐bode″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Foreboded; p. pr. & vb. n.Foreboding.] [AS. forebodian; fore + bodian to announce. See Bodev. t.] 1. To foretell.2. To be prescient of (some i...

2888

Forebode (2)

Fore‐bode″, v. i. To foretell; to presage; to augur.If I forebode aright. Hawthorne.

2889

Forebode (3)

Fore‐bode″, n. Prognostication; presage.