forel

v. t. To bind with a forel. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To lay down beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

These grounds being forelaid and understood. Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To waylay. See Forlay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who leads others by his example; a guide. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Forlend. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

As if that life to losse they had forelent. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Forlet. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To lie in front of. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Which forelay
Athwart her snowy breast. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To lift up in front. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]