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单词 fore-piece
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fore-piecen.

Brit. /ˈfɔːpiːs/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌpis/
Etymology: < fore- prefix + piece n.
The foremost, first, or front piece:
a. gen.
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the world > space > relative position > front > [noun]
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headc1275
foreparty1398
forepartc1400
foresidec1400
devant1411
fronture1417
fore-endc1425
frontierc1430
forefront1488
forehead1525
frontc1540
vaunt1589
proscenium1648
frontside1697
van1726
fore-piece1788
façade1839
fore1888
1788 M. Cutler Jrnl. 4 Aug. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 401 Broke the forepiece of my sulky, which detained us.
b. Theatre. A ‘curtain-raiser’.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > a theatrical production > curtain-raiser
fore-piece1814
lever de rideau1860
curtain-raiser1886
1814 Monthly Mag. 37 333 Tragedies of the last age..could be shortened into permanent fore-pieces.
c. Saddlery. (See quot. 1874).
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1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 905/1 Fore-piece (Saddlery), the flap attached to the fore-part of a side saddle, to guard the rider's dress.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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fore-piece
fore-piece n.
Brit. /ˈfɔːpiːs/
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U.S. /ˈfɔrˌpis/
(see quot. 1874).
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1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 905 Fore-piece (Saddlery) the flap attached to the fore-part of a side-saddle, to guard the rider's dress.
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