FORETASTE

foretaste

(noun) an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

foretaste (plural foretastes)

A taste beforehand.

A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.

Synonyms

• foresmack (rare, nonstandard)

• pregustation

Etymology 2

Verb

foretaste (third-person singular simple present foretastes, present participle foretasting, simple past and past participle foretasted)

(transitive) To taste beforehand.

(transitive) To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation.

(transitive) To taste before another.

Anagrams

• forestate

Source: Wiktionary


Fore"taste`, n.

Definition: A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.

Fore*taste", v. t.

1. To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.

2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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