forestroke

Noun

forestroke (plural forestrokes)

1. A forward stroke or movement.
   • The endopods of the second maxilla and of the trunk limbs flick medially at the termination of the forestroke and the posterior setae of the endopod are pointed medially.1963, Howard L. Sanders, The Cephalocarida
   • Forward motion can also be produced by the figure-8 stroke, by increasing the angle of attack on the backstroke and decreasing it on the forestroke, and by moving the whole limb from 'forward and down' to 'back and up' (Fig. 10c,d).1985, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth sciences
2. An ornament in which one or more notes are added before the principal note, such as an appoggiatura or acciaccatura
   • Yes, and we call it a waving forestroke. It sometimes waves upward, sometimes downward.1882, Harmony Simplified: Text-book of the Harmony Circle
   • The particular kind of forestroke was also indicated by double letters.1901, The Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-fa Reporter