foreshower en · NOUN
Etymology
From foreshow + -er.
Meanings
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(archaic) One who, or that which, foreshows; a prophet or omen.
“Ay, ay, a dream, quotha! dreams are but the foreshowers of the future, my mistress.”
1842 February, Frances Elizabeth Davis, “Memories of Gibraltar, No. IX: The Merchant’s Daughter”, in The Metropolitan Magazine, volume 33, number 130, page 283:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foreshewer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| foreshowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |