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forescreen

forescreen noun: a screen placed in front of something.

Noun

forescreen (plural forescreens)

  1. A screen placed in front of something.
    • The third [predella] […] is less successful overall, but it continues at an early date the idea of a pilaster forescreen through which the viewer looks to see events behind.1974, Susan Regan McKillop, Franciabigio, page 59
    • We could just catch a glimpse of the haloed warriors and elders in the frescoes, the shine of the ikons, and the heavily armed forescreen of the altar.2013, Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos

Forms of forescreen

pluralforescreens

Origin of forescreen

From fore- + screen.

Questions about forescreen

What does forescreen mean?
Forescreen means a screen placed in front of something.
What part of speech is forescreen?
Forescreen is a noun.
What is the plural of forescreen?
The plural of forescreen is forescreens.

Words near forescreen in the dictionary

  1. forescans
  2. forescent
  3. forescented
  4. forescenting
  5. forescents
  6. forescreen
  7. forescreens
  8. forescribed
  9. forescript
  10. forescripts
  11. foresee

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