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A diminutive dwarf.

Much undersized. [R.] Waterhouse.

d other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.

Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.

Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York.

To make froward, perverse, or ungovernable. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.

g of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; -- called also fireward.

Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.

A superior kind of earthenware into whose composition flint enters largely. Knight.

See Forswat.

The van; the front. [Obs.] My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot. Shak.

To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance. We were forewarned of your coming. Shak.

Forward. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.

An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.] Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.

Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

One who forwards or promotes; a promoter. Udall.

The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.

Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.

The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.

Same as Forward.