Forelie

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To lie in front. obsolete

    "Knit with a golden bauldricke, which forelay / Athwart her snowy brest, and did diuide / Her daintie paps […]"

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"Knit with a golden bauldricke, which forelay / Athwart her snowy brest, and did diuide / Her daintie paps […]"

Etymology

From fore- + lie.

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