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foretooth

[ fawr-tooth, fohr- ]

noun

plural foreteeth
  1. a tooth in the front of the mouth; incisor.


foretooth

/ ˈɔːˌٳːθ /

noun

  1. dentistry another word for incisor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foretooth1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English for teth (plural). See fore-, tooth
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Example Sentences

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Foretooth, fōr′tōōth, n. a tooth in the forepart of the mouth:—pl.

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That this point might be cleared up, the tomb was opened in 1832 in the presence of the Dean, and there the king was found in perfect preservation, and bearing a close resemblance to the effigy on the monument—“the nose elevated, the beard thick and matted, and of a deep russet colour, and the jaws perfect, with all the teeth in them, except one foretooth.”

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The true definition of a mayhem is such a hurt whereby a man is rendered less able in fighting, so that cutting off or disabling a man's hand, striking out his eye, or foretooth, were mayhems at Common Law.

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