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fore-piece|ˈfɔəpiːs|
[f. fore- prefix + piece.]
The foremost, first, or front piece: a. gen. b. Theatr. A ‘curtain-raiser’. c. Saddlery (see quot. 1874).
1788M. Cutler in Life Jrnls. & Corr. (1888) I. 401 Broke the forepiece of my sulky, which detained us. 1814Monthly Mag. XXXVII. 333 Tragedies of the last age..could be shortened into permanent fore-pieces. 1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 905 Fore-piece (Saddlery), the flap attached to the fore-part of a side saddle, to guard the rider's dress. |