foretooth

[ fawr-tooth, fohr- ]

noun

, plural fore·teeth [fawr, -teeth, fohr, -].

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

foretooth

/ ˈfɔːˌtuːθ /

noun

1. dentistry another word for incisor

Word History and Origins

Origin of foretooth¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.”

From Project Gutenberg

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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