FOREGO Fore*go", v. t. Etym: [AS. foregan; fore + gan to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See GO, v. i.]
Defn: To go before; to precede; — used especially in the present andpast participles.Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth.For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's specialpatience. Mrs. Browning.Foregone conclusion, one which has preceded argument or examination;one predetermined.
FOREGOERFore*go"er, n.
1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an ancestor' a progenitor.
2. A purveyor of the king; — so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [Obs.]
FOREGOERFore*go"er, n. Etym: [Etymologically forgoer.]
Defn: One who forbears to enjoy.
FOREGROUNDFore"ground`, n.
Defn: On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6.
FOREGUESSFore*guess", v. t.
Defn: To conjecture. [Obs.]
FOREGUTFore"gut`, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the intestine, o
FOREHANDFore"hand`, n.
1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.
2. The chief or most important part. Shak.
3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.
FOREHANDFore"hand`, a.
Defn: Done beforehand; anticipative.And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.
FOREHANDEDFore"hand`ed, a.
1. Early; timely; seasonable. "Forehanded care." Jer. Taylor.
2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. [U.S.]
3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts. A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded. Dryden.
FOREHEADFore"head, n.
1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
2. The aspect or countenance; assurance. To look with forehead bold and big enough Upon the power and puissance of the king. Shak.
3. The front or fore part of anything. Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. Milton. So rich advantage of a promised glory As smiles upon the forehead of this action. Shak.
FOREHEARFore*hear", v. i. & t.
Defn: To hear beforehand.
FOREHEARTHFore"hearth`, n. (Metal.)
Defn: The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.
FOREHENDFore*hend", v. t.
Defn: See Forhend. [Obs.]
FOREHEWFore*hew", v. t.
Defn: To hew or cut in front. [Obs.] Sackville.
FOREHOLDFore"hold`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The forward part of the hold of a ship.
FOREHOLDINGFore*hold"ing, n.
Defn: Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication. [Obs.]L'Estrange.
FOREHOOKFore"hook`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.
FOREIGNFor"eign, a. Etym: [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L.foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, andE. door. See Door, and cf. Foreclose, Forfeit, Forest, Forum.]
1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government. "Foreign worlds." Milton.
2. Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits. "Domestic and foreign writers." Atterbury. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed. Milton.
3. Remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; — with to or from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature. This design is not foreign from some people's thoughts. Swift.
4. Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. [Obs.] Kept him a foreign man still; which so grieved him, That he ran mad and died. Shak. Foreign attachment (Law), a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person; — called in some States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process. Kent. Tomlins. Cowell. — Foreign bill, a bill drawn in one country, and payable in another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is one drawn and payable in the same country. In this latter, as well as in several other points of view, the different States of the United States are foreign to each other. See Exchange, n., 4. Kent. Story. — Foreign body (Med.), a substance occurring in any part of the body where it does not belong, and usually introduced from without. — Foreign office, that department of the government of Great Britain which has charge British interests in foreign countries.
Syn. — Outlandish; alien; exotic; remote; distant; extraneous; extrinsic.
FOREIGNERFor"eign*er, n.
Defn: A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger. Joy is such a foreigner, So mere a stranger to my thoughts. Denham. Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects. Swift.
FOREIGNISMFor"eign*ism, n.
Defn: Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreignidiom or custom.It is a pity to see the technicalities of the so-called liberalprofessions distigured by foreignisms. Fitzed. Hall.
FOREIGNNESSFor"eign*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation orappropriateness.Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring toset me right. Locke.A foreignness of complexion. G. Eliot.
FOREINFor"ein, a.
Defn: Foreign. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FOREJUDGEFore*judge", v. t. Etym: [Fore + judge.]
Defn: To judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof; to prejudge.
FOREJUDGE Fore*judge", v. t. Etym: [For forjudge, fr. F. forjuger; OF. fors outside, except + F. juger to judge.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: To expel from court for some offense or misconduct, as an attorney or officer; to deprive or put out of a thing by the judgment of a court. Burrill.
FOREJUDGERFore*judg"er, n. (Eng. Law)
Defn: A judgment by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question.
FOREJUDGMENTFore*judg"ment, n.
Defn: Prejudgment. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREKNOWFore*know", v. t. [imp. Foreknew; p. p. Foreknown; p. pr. & vb. n.Foreknowing.]
Defn: To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand.Who would the miseries of man foreknow Dryden.
FOREKNOWABLEFore*know"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be foreknown. Dr. H. More.
FOREKNOWERFore*know"er, n.
Defn: One who foreknows.
FOREKNOWINGLYFore*know"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With foreknowledge.He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life. Jer. Taylor.
FOREKNOWLEDGEFore*knowl"edge, n.
Defn: Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is tohappen; prescience.If I foreknew, Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault. Milton.
FOREL For"el, n. Etym: [OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. fodr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.]
Defn: A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.
FORELFor"el, v. t.
Defn: To bind with a forel. [R.] Fuller.
FORELANDFore"land`, n.
1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.
2. (Fort.)
Defn: A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat.Farrow.
3. (Hydraul. Engin.)
Defn: That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight.
FORELAYFore*lay", v. t.
1. To lay down beforehand. These grounds being forelaid and understood. Mede.
2. To waylay. See Forlay. [Obs.]
FORELEADERFore*lead"er, n.
Defn: One who leads others by his example; aguide.
FORELENDFore*lend", v. t.
Defn: See Forlend. [Obs.]As if that life to losse they had forelent. Spenser.
FORELETFore*let", v. t.
Defn: See Forlet. [Obs.] Holland.
FORELIEFore*lie", v. i.
Defn: To lie in front of. [Obs.]Which forelay Athwart her snowy breast. Spenser.
FORELIFTFore*lift", v. t.
Defn: To lift up in front. [Obs.]
FORELOCKFore"lock`, n.
1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. — Forelock hook (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. Knight. — To take time, or occasion, by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. Milton.
FORELOOKFore*look", v. i.
Defn: To look beforehand or forward. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREMANFore"man, n.; pl. Foremen (.
Defn: The first or chief man; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer.
FOREMASTFore"mast`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: 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.
FOREMEANTFore*meant", a.
Defn: Intended beforehand; premeditated. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREMENTIONEDFore"men`tioned, a.
Defn: Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. Addison.
FOREMILKFore"milk`, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.
FOREMOST Fore"most`, a. Etym: [OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.]
Defn: First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army. THat struck the foremost man of all this world. Shak.
FOREMOSTLYFore"most`ly, adv.
Defn: In the foremost place or order; among the foremost. J. Webster.
FOREMOTHERFore"moth`er, n.
Defn: A female ancestor.
FORENAMEFore"name`, n.
Defn: A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name.Selden.
FORENAMEFore"name`, v. t.
Defn: To name or mention before. Shak.
FORENAMEDFore"named`, a.
Defn: Named before; aforenamed.
FORENDIHAZFö"ren*di*ház`, n. [Hung., lit., House of Lords.] (Hungary)
Defn: See Legislature.
FORENENSTFore*nenst", prep. Etym: [See Fore, and Anent.]
Defn: Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic]The land forenenst the Greekish shore. Fairfax.
FORE-NIGHTFore"-night`, n.
Defn: The evening between twilight and bedtime. [Scot.]
FORENOONFore"noon", n.
Defn: The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon.
FORENOTICEFore"no`tice, n.
Defn: Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. [R.] Rymer.
FORENSALFo*ren"sal, a.
Defn: Forensic. [R.]
FORENSIC Fo*ren"sic, a. Etym: [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.]
Defn: Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.
FORENSICFo*ren"sic, n. (Amer. Colleges)
Defn: An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.
FORENSICALFo*ren"sic*al, a.
Defn: Forensic. Berkley.
FOREORDAINFore`or*dain", v. t.
Defn: To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. Hooker.
FOREORDINATEFore*or"di*nate, v. t.
Defn: To foreordain.
FOREORDINATIONFore*or`di*na"tion, n.
Defn: Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
FORE PART; FOREPARTFore" part`, or; Fore"part`, n.
Defn: The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.
FOREPASTFore"past`, a.
Defn: Bygone. [Obs.] Shak.
FOREPOSSESSEDFore`pos*sessed", a.
1. Holding or held formerly in possession. [Obs.]
2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; preëngaged. [Obs.] Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Bp. Sanderson.
FOREPRIZEFore*prize", v. t.
Defn: To prize or rate beforehand. [Obs.] Hooker.
FOREPROMISEDFore`prom"ised, a.
Defn: Promised beforehand; preëngaged. Bp. Hall.
FOREQUOTEDFore"quot`ed, a.
Defn: Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay.
FORERANFore*ran",
Defn: imp. of Forerun.
FORERANKFore"rank`, n.
Defn: The first rank; the front.
FOREREACHFore*reach", v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To advance or gain upon; — said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
FOREREACHFore*reach", v. i. (Naut.)
Defn: To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. R. H. Dana, Jr.
FOREREADFore*read", v. t.
Defn: To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine. [Obs.]Spenser.
FORERECITEDFore`re*cit"ed, a.
Defn: Named or recited before. "The forerecited practices." Shak.
FOREREMEMBEREDFore`re*mem"bered, a.
Defn: Called to mind previously. Bp. Montagu.
FORERIGHTFore"right`, a.
Defn: Ready; directly forward; going before. [Obs.] "A foreright wind." Chapman.
FORERIGHTFore"right`, adv.
Defn: Right forward; onward. [Obs.]
FORERUNFore*run", v. t.
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.
FORERUNNERFore*run"ner, n.
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. Heb. vi. 20. My elder brothers, my forerunners, came. Dryden.
2. A predecessor; an ancestor. [Obs.] Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: A piece of rag terminating the log line.
FORESAIDFore"said`, a.
Defn: Mentioned before; aforesaid.
FORESAIL Fore"sail`, n. (Naut.) (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.
FORESAYFore*say", v. t. Etym: [AS. foresecgan; fore + secgan to say. SeeSay, v. t.]
Defn: To foretell. [Obs.]Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid. Fairfax.
FORESEE Fore*see", v. t. Etym: [AS. foreseón; fore + seón to see. See See, v. t.]
1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow. A prudent man foreseeth the evil. Prov. xxii. 3.
2. To provide. [Obs.] Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life. Bacon.
FORESEEFore*see", v. i.
Defn: To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]
FORESEENFore*seen", conj.
Defn: , or (strictly) p. p. Provided; in case that; on condition that. [Obs.] 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.
FORESEERFore*se"er, n.
Defn: One who foresees or foreknows.
FORESEIZEFore*seize", v. t.
Defn: To seize beforehand.
FORESHADOWFore*shad"ow, v. t.
Defn: To shadow or typi Dryden.
FORESHEWFore*shew", v. t.
Defn: See Foreshow.
FORESHIPFore"ship`, n.
Defn: The fore part of a ship. [Obs.]
FORESHORTENFore*short"en, v. t.
1. (Fine Art)
Defn: 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.
FORESHORTENINGFore*short"en*ing, n. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.
FORESHOTFore"shot`, n.
Defn: In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil. Knight.
FORESHOW Fore*show", v. t. Etym: [AS. foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show, v. t.]
Defn: 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.
FORESHOWERFore*show"er, n.
Defn: One who predicts.
FORESIDEFore"side, n.
1. The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea.
2. The outside or external covering. Spenser.
FORESIGHTFore"sight`, n.
1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton.
2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wiseforethought.This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton.A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.
3. (Surv.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
FORESIGHTEDFore"sight`ed, a.
Defn: Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. Bartram.
FORESIGHTFULFore"sight`ful, a.
Defn: Foresighted. [Obs.]
FORESIGNIFYFore*sig"ni*fy, v. t.
Defn: To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. Milton.
FORESKINFore"skin, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.
FORESKIRTFore"skirt`, n.
Defn: The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.Honor's train Is longer than his foreskirt. Shak.
FORESLACKFore*slack", v. t. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forslack.
FORESLEEVEFore"sleeve`, n.
Defn: The sleeve below the elbow.
FORESLOWFore*slow", v. t. Etym: [See Forslow.]
Defn: To make slow; to hinder; to obstruct. [Obs.] See Forslow, v. t.No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow Their hasty pace.Fairfax.
FORESLOWFore*slow", v. i.
Defn: To loiter. [Obs.] See Forslow, v. i.
FORESPEAKFore*speak", v. t. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forspeak.
FORESPEAKFore*speak", v. t.
Defn: To foretell; to predict. [Obs.] My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl.
FORESPEAKINGFore"speak`ing, n.
Defn: A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] Camden. Huloet.
FORESPEECHFore"speech`, n.
Defn: A preface. [Obs.] Sherwood.
FORESPENTFore*spent", a. Etym: [Fore + spent.]
Defn: Already spent; gone by; past. [Obs.] Shak.
FORESPENTFore*spent", a. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forspent.
FORESPURRERFore*spur"rer, n.
Defn: One who rides before; a harbinger. [Obs.] Shak.
FOREST For"est, n. Etym: [OF. forest, F. forêt, LL. forestis, also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground reserved for the chase, fr. L. 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)
Defn: 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.
FORESTFor"est, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. Forest fly. (Zoöl.) (a)One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the familyTabanidæ, which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly. (b) A flyof 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 oftimber, etc., in forests.— Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, asdistinguished from a fruit tree.
FORESTFor"est, v. t.
Defn: To cover with trees or wood.
FORESTAFFFore"staff`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: 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, n. Etym: [Cf. F. forestage.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. (b) A service paid by foresters to the king.
FORESTALFor"est*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights.
FORESTALL Fore*stall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forestalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Forestalling.] Etym: [OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. 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)
Defn: 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.
FORESTALLERFore*stall"er, n.
Defn: One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market. Locke.
FORESTAYFore"stay`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.
FORESTERFor"est*er, n. Etym: [F. forestier, LL. 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. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
FORESTICKFore"stick`, n.
Defn: Front stick of a hearth fire.
FORESTRYFor"est*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. foresterie.]
Defn: The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.
FORESWART; FORESWARTFore"swart`, Fore"swart`, a. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forswat.
FORETASTEFore"taste`, n.
Defn: A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
FORETASTEFore*taste", v. t.
1. To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." Milton.
FORETASTERFore"tast`er ( or ), n.
Defn: One who tastes beforehand, or before another.
FORETEACHFore*teach", v. t.
Defn: To teach beforehand. [Obs.]
FORETELLFore*tell", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretold; p. pr. & vb. n.Foretelling.]
Defn: To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow.Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. Pope.Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of hischaracter. C. Middleton.
Syn.— To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.
FORETELLFore*tell", v. i.
Defn: To utter predictions. Acts iii. 24.
FORETELLERFore*tell"er, n.
Defn: One who predicts. Boyle.
FORETHINKFore*think", v. t.
1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate. [Obs.] The soul of every man Prophetically doth forethink thy fall. Shak.
2. To contrive (something) beforehend. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
FORETHINKFore*think", v. i.
Defn: To contrive beforehand. [Obs.]
FORETHOUGHTFore"thought`, a.
Defn: Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
FORETHOUGHTFore"thought`, n.
Defn: A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation;forecast; provident care.A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom.I. Taylor.
FORETHOUGHTFULFore"thought`ful, a.
Defn: Having forethought. [R.]
FORETIMEFore"time`, n.
Defn: The past; the time before the present. "A very dim foretime."J. C. Shairp.
FORETOKENFore"to`ken, n. Etym: [AS. foretacen. See Token.]
Defn: Prognostic; previous omen. Sir P. Sidney.
FORETOKENFore*to"ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p. pr. & vb. n.Foretokening.] Etym: [AS. foretacnian; fore + tacnian.]
Defn: To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. Daniel.
FORE TOOTHFore" tooth`, pl. Fore teeth (. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.
FORETOPFore"top`, n.
1. The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.
2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: The platform at the head of the foremast.
FORE-TOPGALLANTFore`-top*gal"lant ( or ), a. (Naut.)
Defn: Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.
FORE-TOPMASTFore`-top"mast, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship.
FORE-TOPSAILFore`-top"sail ( or ), n. (Naut.)
Defn: See Sail.
FOREVERFor*ev"er, adv. Etym: [For, prep. + ever.]
1. Through eternity; through endless ages, eternally.
2. At all times; always.
Note: In England, for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words; but, in the United States, the general practice is to make but a single word of them. Forever and ever, an emphatic "forever."
Syn. — Constantly; continually; invariably; unchangeably; incessantly; always; perpetually; unceasingly; ceaselessly; interminably; everlastingly; endlessly; eternally.
FOREVOUCHEDFore*vouched", a.
Defn: Formerly vouched or avowed; affirmed in advance. [R.] Shak.
FOREWARDFore"ward`, n.
Defn: The van; the front. [Obs.] My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot. Shak.
FOREWARNFore*warn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forewarned; p. pr. & vb. n.Forewarning.]
Defn: To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance. We were forewarned of your coming. Shak.
FOREWASTEFore*waste", v. t.
Defn: See Forewaste. Gascoigne.
FOREWENDFore*wend", v. t. Etym: [Fore + wend.]
Defn: To go before. [Obs.] Spenser.
FOREWISHFore*wish", v. t.
Defn: To wish beforehand.
FOREWITFore"wit`, n.
1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [Obs.] Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best. B. Jonson.
2. Foresight; prudence. Let this forewit guide thy thought. Southwell.
FOREWITEFore*wite", v. t. [pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers. Forewot, 2dperson Forewost (, pl. Forewiten (; imp. sing. Forewiste, pl.Forewisten (; p. pr. & vb. n. Forewiting.] Etym: [AS. forewitan. SeeWit to know.]
Defn: To foreknow. [Obs.] [Written also forwete.] Chaucer.
FOREWOMANFore"wom`an, n.; pl. Forewomen (.
Defn: A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. Tatler. W. Besant.
FOREWORDFore"word`, n.
Defn: A preface. Furnvall.
FOREWORNFore*worn", a. Etym: [See Forworn.]
Defn: Worn out; wasted; used up. [Archaic]Old foreworn stories almost forgotten. Brydges.
FOREWOTFore*wot", pres. indic.
Defn: , 1st & 3d pers. sing. of Forewite. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FOREYARDFore"yard`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The lowermost yard on the foremast.
Note: [See Illust. of Ship.]
FORFALTUREFor"fal*ture, n.
Defn: Forfeiture. [Obs.]
FORFEIT For"feit, n. Etym: [OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p.p. of forfaire to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do. See Foreign, and FAct.]
1. Injury; wrong; mischief. [Obs. & R.] To seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit. Ld. Berners.
2. A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life. Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits. Shak.
3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; — whence the game of forfeits. Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day. Goldsmith.
FORFEITFor"feit, a. Etym: [F. forfait, p.p. of forfaire. See Forfeit, n.]
Defn: Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penalseizure.Thy wealth being forfeit to the state. Shak.To tread the forfeit paradise. Emerson.
FORFEITFor"feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Forfeiting.]Etym: [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]
Defn: To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; — with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited. [They] had forfeited their property by their crimes. Burke. Undone and forfeited to cares forever! Shak.
FORFEITFor"feit, v. i.
1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. [Obs.]
2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.] I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. Shak.
FORFEITFor"feit, p. p. or a.
Defn: In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.Shak.Once more I will renew His lapsèd powers, though forfeite. Milton.
FORFEITABLEFor"feit*a*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture. For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain, and forfeitable, like the lands themselves. Blackstone.
FORFEITERFor"feit*er, n.
Defn: One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.
FORFEITUREFor"fei*ture, n. Etym: [F. forfeiture, LL. forisfactura.]
1. The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act. Under pain of foreiture of the said goods. Hakluyt.
2. That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct. What should I gain By the exaction of the forfeiture Shak.
Syn.— Fine; mulct; amercement; penalty.
FORFENDFor*fend", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + fend. See Forewend.]
Defn: To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic]Which peril heaven forefend! Shak.
Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling.
FORFEREDFor*fer"ed, p. p. & a. Etym: [See For-, and Fear.]
Defn: Excessively alarmed; in great fear. [Obs.] "Forfered of his death." Chaucer.
FORFETEFor"fete, v. i. Etym: [See Forfeit.]
Defn: To incur a penalty; to transgress. [Obs.]And all this suffered our Lord Jesus Christ that never forfeted.Chaucer.
FORFEXFor"fex, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A pair of shears. Pope.
FORFICATEFor"fi*cate, a. Etym: [L. forfex, forficis, shears.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds.
FORFICULA For*fic"u*la, n. Etym: [L., small shears, scissors, dim. of forfex shears.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of insects including the earwigs. See Earwig, 1.
FORGATHERFor*gath"er, v. i.
Defn: To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally. [Scot.] Jamieson.Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool. Wilson.
FORGAVEFor*gave",
Defn: imp. of Forgive.
FORGE Forge, n. Etym: [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. Fabric.]
1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., where iron is heated and wrought; a smithy. In the quick forge and working house of thought. Shak.
2. The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the ore, or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and shingling; a shingling mill.
3. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the manufacture of metalic bodies. [Obs.] In the greater bodies the forge was easy. Bacon. American forge, a forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working continuously. Raymond. — Catalan forge. (Metal.) See under Catalan. — Forge cinder, the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary. — Forge rolls, Forge train, the train of rolls by which a bloom is converted into puddle bars. — Forge wagon (Mil.), a wagon fitted up for transporting a blackmith's forge and tools. — Portable forge, a light and compact blacksmith's forge, with bellows, etc., that may be moved from place to place.
FORGEForge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forged; p. pr. & vb. n. Forging.] Etym:[F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare, fabricari, to form, frame,fashion, from fabrica. See Forge, n., and cf. Fabricate.]
1. To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any particular shape, as a metal. Mars's armor forged for proof eterne. Shak.
2. To form or shape out in any way; to produce; to frame; to invent. Those names that the schools forged, and put into the mouth of scholars, could never get admittance into common use. Locke. Do forge a life-long trouble for ourselves. Tennyson.
3. To coin. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document. That paltry story is untrue, And forged to cheat such gulls as you. Hudibras. Forged certificates of his . . . moral character. Macaulay.
Syn.— To fabricate; counterfeit; feign; falsify.
FORGE Forge, v. i. Etym: [See Forge, v. t., and for sense 2, cf. Forge compel.]
1. To commit forgery.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in outsailing another; — used especially in the phrase to forge ahead. Totten. And off she [a ship] forged without a shock. De Quincey.
FORGEForge, v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward.
FORGEMANForge"man, n.; pl. Forgemen (.
Defn: A skilled smith, who has a hammerer to assist him.
FORGER For"ger, n.Etym: [Cf. F. forgeur metal worker, L. fabricator artificer. See Forge, n. & v. t., and cf. Fabricator.]
Defn: One who forges, makes, of forms; a fabricator; a falsifier.
2. Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document.
FORGERYFor"ger*y, n.; pl. Forgeries. Etym: [Cf. F. forgerie.]
1. The act of forging metal into shape. [Obs.] Useless the forgery Of brazen shield and spear. Milton.
2. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond. Bouvier.
3. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited. These are the forgeries of jealously. Shak. The writings going under the name of Aristobulus were a forgery of the second century. Waterland.
Syn. — Counterfeit; Forgery. Counterfeit is chiefly used of imitations of coin, or of paper money, or of securities depending upon pictorial devices and engraved designs for identity or assurance of genuineness. Forgery is more properly applied to making a false imitation of an instrument depending on signatures to show genuineness and validity. Abbott.
FORGETFor*get", v. t. [imp. Forgot (Forgat (, Obs.); p. p. Forgotten,Forgot; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgetting.] Etym: [OE. forgeten, foryeten,AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.),to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. förgäta, Dan. forgiette.See For-, and Get, v. t.]
1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2. Let y right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. Hath thy knee forget to bow Shak.
2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect. Can a woman forget her sucking child . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Is. xlix. 15. To forget one's self. (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought. (b) To be entirely unselfish. (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
FORGETFULFor*get"ful, a.
1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. xiii. 2.
3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic] "The forgetful wine." J. Webster.
FORGETFULLYFor*get"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: In a forgetful manner.
FORGETFULNESSFor*get"ful*ness, n.
1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. A sweet forgetfulness of human care. Pope.
3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.
Syn. — Forgetfulnes, Oblivion. Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind, and marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things, and indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to.
FORGETIVEFor"ge*tive, a. Etym: [From Forge.]
Defn: Inventive; productive; capable. [Obs.] Shak.
FORGET-ME-NOTFor*get"-me-not`, n. Etym: [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.] (Bot.)
Defn: A small herb, of the genus Myosotis (M. palustris, incespitosa, etc.), bearing a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Note: Formerly the name was given to the Ajuga Chamæpitus.
FORGETTABLEFor*get"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to be, or that may be, forgotten. Carlyle.
FORGETTERFor*get"ter, n.
Defn: One who forgets; a heedless person. Johnson.
FORGETTINGLYFor*get"ting*ly, adv.
Defn: By forgetting.
FORGINGFor"ging, n.
1. The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.
2. The act of counterfeiting.
3. (Mach.)
Defn: A piece of forged work in metal; — a general name for a pieceof hammered iron or steel.There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could beturned out. London Times.
FORGIVABLEFor*giv"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial. Sherwood.
FORGIVE For*give", v. t. [imp. Forgave; p. p. Forgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgiving] Etym: [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f, Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See For-, and Give, v. t.]
1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign. To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, And to great ones such folly do forgive. Spenser.
2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; — said in reference to the act forgiven. And their sins should be forgiven them. Mark iv. 12. He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them. Macaulay.
3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; — said of the person offending. Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Luke xxiii. 34. I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven. Shak.
Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object. "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." Matt. vi. 12. "Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." Matt. ix. 2.
Syn.— See excuse.
FORGIVENESSFor*give"ness, n. Etym: [AS. forgifnes.]
1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. Eph. i. 7.
2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Ps. cxxx. 3, 4.
FORGIVERFor*giv"er, n.
Defn: One who forgives. Johnson.
FORGIVINGFor*giv"ing, a.
Defn: Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild;merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper.— For*giv"ing*ly, adv.— For*giv"ing*ness, n. J. C. Shairp.
FORGO For*go", v. t. [imp. Forwent; p. p. Forgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgoing.] Etym: [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forgan, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- + gan to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See Go, v. i.]
Defn: To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your request. Chaucer.And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent. Spenser.
Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct.
FORGOTFor*got",
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Forget.
FORGOTTENFor*got"ten,
Defn: p. p. of Forget.
FORHALLFor*hall", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + hale to draw.]
Defn: To harass; to torment; to distress. [Obs.] Spenser.
FORHENDFor*hend", v. t.
Defn: To seize upon. [Obs.]
FORINSECALFo*rin"se*cal, a. Etym: [L. forinsecus from without.]
Defn: Foreign; alien. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
FORISFAMILIATE Fo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forisfamiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Forisfamiliating.] Etym: [LL. forisfamiliatus, p.p. of forisfamiliater to forisfamiliate; L. foris abroad, without + familia family.] (LAw)
Defn: Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority. Blackstone.
FORISFAMILIATEFo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate, v. i. (Law)
Defn: To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance.
FORISFAMILIATIONFo`ris*fa*mil`i*a"tion, n. (Law)
Defn: The act of forisfamiliating.
FORKFork, n. Etym: [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf. Fourch, Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; — used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
2. Anything furcate or like of a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow. Let it fall . . . though the fork invade The region of my heart. Shak. A thunderbolt with three forks. Addison.
4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road.
5. The gibbet. [Obs.] Bp. Butler. Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur. — Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work. — Fork head. (a) The barbed head of an arrow. (b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint. — In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is drawn out of the mine. Ure. — The forks of a river or a road, the branches into which it divides, or which come together to form it; the place where separation or union takes place.
FORKFork, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n. Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn. The corn beginneth to fork. Mortimer. 1
2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks.
FORKFork, v. t.
Defn: To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn overwith a fork, as the soil.Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. Prof. Wilson.To fork over or out, to hand or pay over, as money. [Slang] G. Eliot.
FORKBEARD Fork"beard`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; — also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard. (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); — also called great forked beard.
FORKEDForked, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak.
2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; — called also cross double fitché. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points. — Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice. [Obs.] B. Jonson. — Fork"ed*ly, adv. — Fork"ed*ness, n.
FORKERVEFor*kerve, v. t. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forcarve, v. t.
FORKINESSFork"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.
FORKLESSFork"less, a.
Defn: Having no fork.
FORKTAIL Fork"tail`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forking. (b) A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng.]
FORK-TAILEDFork"-tailed`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; — said of many birds. Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zoöl.), a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus). — Fork-tailed gull (Zoöl.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. — Fork-tailed kite (Zoöl.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); — called also swallow-tailed kite.
FORKYFork"y, a.
Defn: Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated."Forky tongues." Pope.
FORLAFTFor*laft", obs.
Defn: p. p. of Forleave. Chaucer.
FORLAYFor*lay", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + lay.]
Defn: To lie in wait for; to ambush.An ambushed thief forlays a traveler. Dryden.
FORLEAVEFor*leave", v. t. Etym: [OE. forleven; pref. for- + leven to leave.]
Defn: To leave off wholly. [Obs.] Chaucer.