forefrontn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːfrʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌfrənt/

Etymology: < fore- prefix + front n.

a. The principal face or foremost part of anything (esp. of a building). Now rare. (In early use opposed to †back front.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > [noun]

foremostc1275

headc1275

foreparty1398

forepartc1400

foresidec1400

devant1411

fronture1417

fore-endc1425

frontierc1430

forefront1488

forehead1525

frontc1540

vaunt1589

proscenium1648

frontside1697

van1726

fore-piece1788

façade1839

fore1888

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 137 He gert thaim tak, Syllys off ayk, and a stark barres mak At a foyr frount, fast in the forest syd.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxxxvii^v The forefrontes of euery gallery were hanged with..Sarcenet.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Gv^v The forefrontes or frontiers of the ij corners [of the Ilande], what wythe fordys & shelues, & what with rockes be very..daungerous.

1659 J. Evelyn Let. 3 Sept. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 117 To the entry fore front of this a court, and at the other back front a plot walled in of a competent square.

1664 Power Micros. Observ. in Sir T. Blount Nat. Hist. (1693) 314 These Eyes are plac'd all in the forefront of their [Spiders'] Head.

1671 tr. A. Charant Let. conc. Countrys King of Tafiletta 53 in tr. R. Fréjus Relation Voy. Mauritania The..forefronts of the Houses are very little handsomer than those of our Country Villages.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife iii. 41 I love to sit in the Fore-front of a Box. For if one sits behind, there's two Acts gone..before one's found out.

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 39/2 From the..Fore-front of the Work I draw a Line quite thro' to the Back-front.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. ii. 31 This little gallery was..larger than was just necessary for the organ..and a few of the parishioners had chosen to sit in its fore-front.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Foore-front, the face of the building.

b. The ‘front’ of an army, the front rank.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front

forerunnerseOE

vantward1297

formerward13..

forme-ward13..

vamward1338

fronta1375

pointa1382

frontier?a1400

vawarda1400

forayc1425

avantwardc1440

avant-garde1470

vanward1476

vantguard1485

vanguard1487

foreward1490

forefront1513

foremen1577

forefight?1611

vaunta1616

van1633

first line1663

front line1677

firing line1859

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. ix. 14 The Troiane barnage..With ordinance of Tuscan, that did spreid In forfront al the large feyldis on breid.

1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 101 They brought him bound To the forefront of the Philistian band.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. iv, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 699 He was in the fore-front, in the utmost danger.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton v. 145 He thrust himself into the fore-front of the battle.

c. figurative. (Now the most frequent use.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important

moreOE

firstc1275

principala1393

chiefa1400

main chance1577

forefront1589

principal verb1602

centre of gravity1718

avatar1859

main stem1900

Big Apple1909

prima ballerina1923

centrepiece1937

1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. **3^v In the forefront of whom [i.e. men of import], I cannot but place that aged Father Erasmus.

1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. G4^v True constancie's my fore-front and my back.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Prelim. Ess. 45 The position which it has won in the very forefront of the world.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iv. §3. 176 The great statutes which stand in the forefront of our laws.

2. The beginning, commencement (of a book, document, or literary work). Obsolete or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > beginning, commencement of document or book

forefront1577

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > beginning

forefront1577

incipit1897

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vii. f. 24^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Iohannes duns Scotus, an Irishe man borne, as in the forefront of this treatise I haue declared.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 8 The author of it is set in the forefront or face of it.

1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. l. 1 In royal decrees the names and dignities of monarchs are placed in the forefront.

3. The front of the body as opposed to the ‘back’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > [noun]

forefront1880

1880 R. Browning Muléykeh in Dramatic Idyls 34 Her forefront whitens indeed Like a yellowish wave's cream~crest..Her fetlock is foam-splashed too.

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 74 I was to do nothing except lie thus prone on my forefront.

Derivatives

ˈforefront v. (transitive) to build a (new) forefront to.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > provide with forefront

forefront1761

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxxi. 203 He would new fore-front his house, and add a new wing to make it even.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	forefront
释义	forefrontn. Brit. /ˈfɔːfrʌnt/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌfrənt/ Etymology: < fore- prefix + front n. 1. a. The principal face or foremost part of anything (esp. of a building). Now rare. (In early use opposed to †back front.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [noun] foremostc1275 headc1275 foreparty1398 forepartc1400 foresidec1400 devant1411 fronture1417 fore-endc1425 frontierc1430 forefront1488 forehead1525 frontc1540 vaunt1589 proscenium1648 frontside1697 van1726 fore-piece1788 façade1839 fore1888 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 137 He gert thaim tak, Syllys off ayk, and a stark barres mak At a foyr frount, fast in the forest syd. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxxxvii^v The forefrontes of euery gallery were hanged with..Sarcenet. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Gv^v The forefrontes or frontiers of the ij corners [of the Ilande], what wythe fordys & shelues, & what with rockes be very..daungerous. 1659 J. Evelyn Let. 3 Sept. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 117 To the entry fore front of this a court, and at the other back front a plot walled in of a competent square. 1664 Power Micros. Observ. in Sir T. Blount Nat. Hist. (1693) 314 These Eyes are plac'd all in the forefront of their [Spiders'] Head. 1671 tr. A. Charant Let. conc. Countrys King of Tafiletta 53 in tr. R. Fréjus Relation Voy. Mauritania The..forefronts of the Houses are very little handsomer than those of our Country Villages. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife iii. 41 I love to sit in the Fore-front of a Box. For if one sits behind, there's two Acts gone..before one's found out. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 39/2 From the..Fore-front of the Work I draw a Line quite thro' to the Back-front. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. ii. 31 This little gallery was..larger than was just necessary for the organ..and a few of the parishioners had chosen to sit in its fore-front. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Foore-front, the face of the building. b. The ‘front’ of an army, the front rank. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front forerunnerseOE vantward1297 formerward13.. forme-ward13.. vamward1338 fronta1375 pointa1382 frontier?a1400 vawarda1400 forayc1425 avantwardc1440 avant-garde1470 vanward1476 vantguard1485 vanguard1487 foreward1490 forefront1513 foremen1577 forefight?1611 vaunta1616 van1633 first line1663 front line1677 firing line1859 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. ix. 14 The Troiane barnage..With ordinance of Tuscan, that did spreid In forfront al the large feyldis on breid. 1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 101 They brought him bound To the forefront of the Philistian band. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. iv, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 699 He was in the fore-front, in the utmost danger. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton v. 145 He thrust himself into the fore-front of the battle. c. figurative. (Now the most frequent use.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important moreOE firstc1275 principala1393 chiefa1400 main chance1577 forefront1589 principal verb1602 centre of gravity1718 avatar1859 main stem1900 Big Apple1909 prima ballerina1923 centrepiece1937 1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. *3^v In the forefront of whom [i.e.* men of import], I cannot but place that aged Father Erasmus. 1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. G4^v True constancie's my fore-front and my back. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Prelim. Ess. 45 The position which it has won in the very forefront of the world. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iv. §3. 176 The great statutes which stand in the forefront of our laws. 2. The beginning, commencement (of a book, document, or literary work). Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > beginning, commencement of document or book forefront1577 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > beginning forefront1577 incipit1897 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vii. f. 24^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Iohannes duns Scotus, an Irishe man borne, as in the forefront of this treatise I haue declared. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 8 The author of it is set in the forefront or face of it. 1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. l. 1 In royal decrees the names and dignities of monarchs are placed in the forefront. 3. The front of the body as opposed to the ‘back’. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > [noun] forefront1880 1880 R. Browning Muléykeh in Dramatic Idyls 34 Her forefront whitens indeed Like a yellowish wave's cream~crest..Her fetlock is foam-splashed too. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 74 I was to do nothing except lie thus prone on my forefront. Derivatives ˈforefront v. (transitive) to build a (new) forefront to. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > provide with forefront forefront1761 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxxi. 203 He would new fore-front his house, and add a new wing to make it even. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1488
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