Word Meanings - HEADSAIL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten.

FORWARD
An agreement; a covenant; a promise. Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.
FOREMAST
The mast nearest the bow. Foremast hand or man , a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast.
FORWARDLY
Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.
FORWARDNESS
The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel. 2. An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness. Robertson. 3.
FORWARDER
One employed in forwarding. (more info) 1. One who forwards or promotes; a promoter. Udall. 2. One who sends forward anything; one who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant.
FORWARDING
The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher. (more info) 1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.
FORWARD; FORWARDS
Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward. (more info) -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending.
FORWARDS
See FORWARD
OVERFORWARD
Forward to excess; too forward. -- O"ver*for"ward*ness, n.
STRAIGHTFORWARD
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank. -- adv.
HENCEFORWARD
From this time forward; henceforth.
THENCEFORWARD
From that time onward; thenceforth.