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forepart

[fawr-pahrt, fohr-]
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noun

the first, front, or early part.

Origin of forepart

First recorded in 1350–1400, forepart is from the Middle English word forpart. See fore-, part
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Related Words for forepart

limelight, vanguard, fore, nose, top, head, face, facade, lead, focus, spearhead, front, beginning, center, foreground, prow, stem, beak, bowsprit, anterior

Examples from the Web for forepart

Historical Examples of forepart

  • Jukes, motionless on the forepart of the bridge, began to speak at once.

    Typhoon

    Joseph Conrad

  • There are seldom bright sailing days in the forepart of March.

    The Lure of the Mask

    Harold MacGrath

  • The forepart had disappeared completely, and the hind part up to the axle.

  • They went to the forepart of the ship and began talking to the sailors.

  • I shot off a rocket with a rope to the forepart of the vessel.

    Some Naval Yarns

    Mordaunt Hall

British Dictionary definitions for forepart

forepart

noun

the first or front part in place, order, or time
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