Foreset

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obstacle; hindrance.
  2. 2
    That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion.
  3. 3
    The deposition of sediment by the turbidity currents above the reservoir water level.

    "Most deltas contain three different types of deposits: foreset, topset and bottomset beds. — Fluvial Landforms"

Verb
  1. 1
    To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede. transitive
  2. 2
    To ordain; assign; allot in advance. dialectal, transitive
  3. 3
    To propose, suggest.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.

Example

More examples

"Most deltas contain three different types of deposits: foreset, topset and bottomset beds. — Fluvial Landforms"

Etymology

From Middle English foresetten, from Old English fōresettan (“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”), equivalent to fore- + set. Cognate with Dutch voorzetten (“to put in front”), German vorsetzen (“to put in front, offer, serve up”), Swedish föresätta (“to put before”).

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