Meanings
nounfore edge (plural fore edges)
plural fore edges · alternative foredge
- The front edge of something.
[T]he fore-edge of this is arm'd with a multitude of little bristles, or Tenter-hooks […].
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXVIII- The edge of a book, leaf, or illustration furthest from the backbone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine
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