forepart

English

Etymology

From Middle English foreparte, forparte, forpart, equivalent to fore- +‎ part. Compare foreparty.

Noun

forepart (plural foreparts)

  1. The front or anterior part of something.
    • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XXXVIII:
      The wing being suppos'd placed in the upmost limit, seems to be put so that the plain of it lies almost horizontal, but onely the forepart does dip a little, or is somewhat more deprest […].

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.