- foretasting
- n. partial experience of something which is to come v. taste beforehand, partially experience something which is to come
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
foretasting
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foretaste — n. /fawr tayst , fohr /; v. /fawr tayst , fohr /, n., v., foretasted, foretasting. n. 1. a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation. v.t. 2. to have some advance experience or knowledge… … Universalium
salver — /sal veuhr/, n. a tray, esp. one used for serving food or beverages. [1655 65; < Sp salv(a) kind of tray (orig. protective foretasting, deriv. of salvar to save < L salvare) + ER1] * * * … Universalium
foretaste — noun /ˈfɔteɪst/ (say fawtayst) 1. a taste beforehand; anticipation: *Frightful pain; and it s affecting the other eye already giving me a foretaste of hell. –joseph furphy, 1903. –verb (t) /fɔˈteɪst/ (say faw tayst) (foretasted, foretasting) 2.… …
salver — /ˈsælvə / (say salvuh) noun a tray. {Spanish salv(a) foretasting, hence tray (from salvar protect, save, from Latin salvāre) + er, modelled on platter or the like} …
foretaste — [fôr′tāst΄; ] for v. [ fôr tāst′] n. [ME fortaste] a preliminary or first taste; slight experience of something to be enjoyed, endured, etc. in the future; anticipation vt. foretasted, foretasting Rare to taste beforehand; have a foretaste of … English World dictionary
sal|ver — «SAL vuhr», noun. a tray, especially one for food or drinks or a small one, such as for letters or calling cards. ╂[< French salve < Spanish salva (literally) a foretasting < salvar in the sense of “safeguard (a superior) by pretasting… … Useful english dictionary
