Foremath
Full definition of foremath
Noun
foremath
(plural foremaths)- A first mowing; that which is gleaned from a first or prior mowing.
- 1989, Richard P. Blackmur, James T. Jones, Outsider at the heart of things:... the accidents of itinerary — everything that can be overheard or spied out: everything (in a phrase he used in one of his poems) between the foremath and the aftermath, the early growth and the after growth of the intended harvest.
- What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
- 1920 , Rupert Hughs , What's the World Coming To? Chapter , The aftermath of glory and the foremath of peace would not blend.
- 1967 , Edgar M. Horwood , American Society of Planning Officials Chapter , I shall ask you to view these remarks in the of "foremath" note rather than a preface or introduction, which imply a knowledge of what follows. I am using the word "foremath" to suggest what precedes without the knowledge of what follows.
- 1995 , William T. Golden , Science and Technology Advice to the President, Congress Chapter , After delaying the decision for three years, the President eventually endorsed the concept in the foremath of the 1984 Presidential election, …