foremast
(noun) the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foremast (plural foremasts)
(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast.
• Frometas, fartsome, formates, mortsafe
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"mast`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: The mast nearest the bow. Foremast hand or man (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
