ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Forescreen

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Forescreen is a noun meaning A screen placed in front of something.

Meaning

A screen placed in front of something.

Example Sentences

We could just catch a glimpse of the haloed warriors and elders in the frescoes, the shine of the ikons, and the heavily armed forescreen of the altar.
The third [predella] […] is less successful overall, but it continues at an early date the idea of a pilaster forescreen through which the viewer looks to see events behind.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backscreen, forestall, fore, forestage, forespace, forecover.

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