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fore|date — «FR DAYT, FOHR », transitive verb, dat|ed, dat|ing. = antedate. (Cf. ↑antedate) … Useful english dictionary
fore — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete at an earlier time or period 2. in, toward, or near the front ; forward II. preposition also fore … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fore-edge painting — A fore edge painting is a scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book such that the painting is not visible when the book is closed. In order to view the painting, the leaves of the book must be fanned, exposing the edges of the pages and… … Wikipedia
Fore River Shipyard — The Fore River Shipyard, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, was a shipyard in the United States from the late 1800s until 1986.HistoryStarted by Thomas A. Watson in 1884, the shipyard was located on the… … Wikipedia
fore — fore1 [fo: US fo:r] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: FORE2] to the fore to or in a position of importance or influence ▪ Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s. ▪ The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions. fore 2 fore2 adj… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fore — fore1 [fo: US fo:r] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: FORE2] to the fore to or in a position of importance or influence ▪ Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s. ▪ The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions. fore 2 fore2 adj… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fore Play — Infobox Film name = Fore Play caption = DVD cover for Fore Play director = John G. Avildsen Bruce Malmuth Robert McCarty producer = Carl Gurevich Benni Korzen writer = Bruce Jay Friedman Dan Greenburg David Odell Jack Richardson starring = Zero… … Wikipedia
fore-and-after — noun Date: 1823 a ship with a fore and aft rig; especially schooner … New Collegiate Dictionary
fore-and-aft rig — noun Date: 1879 a sailing ship rig in which most or all of the sails are not attached to yards but are bent to gaffs or set on the masts or on stays in a fore and aft line … New Collegiate Dictionary
fore-and-aft — adjective Date: 1820 1. lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction (as a ship or a house) ; longitudinal 2. having no square sails … New Collegiate Dictionary
