Forespread

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is spread or laid out before. no-plural, rare

    "There is the problem with the blandishments of a succulent forespread: Will we stay on for fish, meat, or fowl, or shall we make a do-it-yourself meal from tidbits, and let the gustatory harbingers take the hindmost?"

Verb
  1. 1
    To spread before; spread in front of; spread in advance of. ambitransitive, rare

    "Perchance their course might be in well measured bounds forespread for good."

Example

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"Perchance their course might be in well measured bounds forespread for good."

Etymology

From fore- + spread.

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