forelook en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹlʊk/
Etymology
From Middle English vorloken, forluken, equivalent to fore- + look.
Meanings
-
A preview.
[T]o do one's best on Sunday to interweave that thought with the active life of an active town, and to inspirit both and make both infinite by glimpses of the Eternal Glory, seemed such an exquisite forelook into one's life! . . . If this vision could only have lasted.
1859 September, Edward Everett Hale, “My Double; and How He Undid Me”, in Atlantic Monthly:
- Someone or something previewed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forelooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |