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forestrokes

forestrokes is the plural of forestroke.

Meaning of 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
  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

Questions about forestrokes

What is forestrokes the plural of?
Forestrokes is the plural of forestroke.

Words near forestrokes in the dictionary

  1. forestresses
  2. forestretch
  3. forestries
  4. forestripping
  5. forestroke
  6. forestrokes
  7. forestry
  8. forestry machine
  9. forestry machines
  10. forests
  11. forests primeval

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