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Letter F - page 12



Forel \For"el\, n. [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. f[=o]dr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.] A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill. [1913 Webster]See also: Fur Fodder Forrill Forel \For"el\, v. t. To bind with a forel. [R.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster] more...
Foreland \Fore"land`\, n. 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. --Farrow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. more...
Forelay \Fore*lay"\, v. t. 1. To lay down beforehand. [1913 Webster] These grounds being forelaid and understood. --Mede. [1913 Webster] 2. To waylay. See Forlay. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]See also: Forlay more...
Foreleader \Fore*lead"er\, n. One who leads others by his example; a guide. [1913 Webster] more...
Forelend \Fore*lend"\, v. t. See Forlend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] As if that life to losse they had forelent. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]See also: Forlend more...
Forelet \Fore*let"\, v. t. See Forlet. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]See also: Forlet more...
Forelie \Fore*lie"\, v. i. To lie in front of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which forelay Athwart her snowy breast. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] more...