Adjacent Words

Forepart definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FO'REPART, n.
1. The part first in time; as the forepart of the day or week.
2. The part most advanced in place; the anterior part; as the forepart of any moving body.
3. The beginning; as the forepart of a series.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the side that is forward or prominent [syn: front, front end, forepart] [ant: back end, backside, rear]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the anterior part of something 2. the earlier part of a period of time

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fore part Fore" part`, or Forepart Fore"part`, n. The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for'-part: The translation of panim, "face" (Ex 28:27; 39:20; 1Ki 6:20, the Revised Version (British and American) "within"; Eze 42:7, the Revised Version (British and American) "before"), and of prora, the forward part of a ship, the prow (Ac 27:41, "the forepart stuck fast," the Revised Version (British and American) "the foreship struck").

ARV has "its forepart into" for "with his face towards" (Joe 2:20 margin "with its forepart"); "in the forepart thereof" for "before it" (Ex 28:25; 39:18).