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▪ I. foreshine, n. rare.|ˈfɔəʃaɪn| [f. fore- prefix + shine n.; suggested by Ger. vorschein.] A shining seen in advance.
1864Carlyle Fredk. Gt. IV. ii. v. 72 The appearance, or indubitable foreshine, or Friedrich Wilhelm's bayonets. ▪ II. † foreˈshine, v. Obs. [f. fore- prefix + shine v.] intr. To shine forth; also, to shine in front, throw light forward. Hence foreˈshining vbl. n.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. xviii. 7 When fayth foreshyneth untoo us..then truly is the gate set open for us. Ibid. xxv. 12 By the foreshining of the light of the Spirit they may understand what is needful to be done. 1611Coryat Crudities App. 15 The Lyon old, whose princely heart foreshineth in his breast. |