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foregear

foregear noun: armour for the front of the body.

Noun

foregear (plural foregears)

  1. Armour for the front of the body.
  2. A harness for the front horses of a team.
  3. Any gear located in a front or forward position.

Forms of foregear

pluralforegears
alternative formfore-gear
alternative formfore gear

Origin of foregear

From Middle English foregere. By surface analysis, fore- + gear.

Questions about foregear

What does foregear mean?
Foregear means armour for the front of the body.
What part of speech is foregear?
Foregear is a noun.
What is the plural of foregear?
The plural of foregear is foregears.

Words near foregear in the dictionary

  1. foregave
  2. foregaze
  3. foregazed
  4. foregazes
  5. foregazing
  6. foregear
  7. foregears
  8. foregift
  9. foregifts
  10. foregirth
  11. foregirths

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