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FOREJUDGMENT n.
Prejudgment. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREKNOW v.
To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand. Who would the miseries of man foreknow Dryden.
FOREKNOWABLE a.
That may be foreknown. Dr. H. More.
FOREKNOWER n.
One who foreknows.
FOREKNOWINGLY adv.
With foreknowledge. He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life. Jer. Taylor.
FOREKNOWLEDGE n.
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 n. 2 definitions
A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.
FORELAND n. 3 definitions
A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.
FORELAY v. 2 definitions
To lay down beforehand. These grounds being forelaid and understood. Mede.
FORELEADER n.
One who leads others by his example; aguide.
FORELEND v.
See Forlend. [Obs.] As if that life to losse they had forelent. Spenser.
FORELET v.
See Forlet. [Obs.] Holland.
FORELIE v.
To lie in front of. [Obs.] Which forelay Athwart her snowy breast. Spenser.
FORELIFT v.
To lift up in front. [Obs.]
FORELOCK n. 2 definitions
The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
FORELOOK v.
To look beforehand or forward. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREMAN n. 3 definitions
The first or chief man; as:
FOREMAST n.
The mast nearest the bow. Foremast hand or man (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.
FOREMEANT a.
Intended beforehand; premeditated. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREMENTIONED a.
Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. Addison.
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