Definitions
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- noun A
smell which precedes or comes before something. - verb transitive To
smell in advance.
Etymologies
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From fore- + smell.
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Examples
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But I take the opportunity to disclaim a jesting remark about “a foresmell of the Infinite” which Mr. Conway has attributed to me, who am innocent of all connection with it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Holmes, Oliver W 1891
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"a foresmell of the Infinite" which Mr. Conway has attributed to me, who am innocent of all connection with it.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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