fore shorten (or as shortn)

t. [Pref.fore-, and Eng. shorten (q. v.).] Perspective: To represent objects on a plane surface as they appear to the eye, by means of foreshortening. "'Tis a greater mystery in the art Of painting, to foreshorten any part Than draw it out." Butler: Miscellaneous Thoughts. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. foreshortening före-short-en-ing (or as short'n), s. [Pref. fore-, and Eng. shortening (q. v.).] Perspective: The art of representing objects on a plane surface as they appear to the eye, depending upon a correct knowledge of form, perspective, and chiaroscuro. It is one of the most difficult studies in the art of design and, when executed with skill, constitutes the excellence of the master. "The greatest parts of the body ought to appear foremost: and he forbids the foreshortenings , because they make the parts appear little." -Dryden: Dufresnoy. 1894 *före-slăck', v. t . [Pref. fore- = for, and Eng. slack (q.v.).] 1. To lose or neglect through idlene ; to omit. "It is a great pity that so good an opportunity was omitted, and so happy an occasion foreslacked , that might have been the eternal good of the land."-Spenser: State of Ireland. 2. To delay, to hinder, to put off. "Through other great adventures hether too Had it forslackt." Spenser: F. Q. , V. xii. 3. före-sleēve, *fore-sleve, s. [Pref. fore- , and the wrist and the elbow. 42% per cent. Of the United States, onco aco almost a continuous wilderne of trees, only 25 per cent. of the surface is now covered with wood. The British Empire has of forest, or of woods, 340,000,000 acres, which is more than is po e ed by any other country in the world. 2. Meteor .: The clearing of forests in this country, France, ., has made the climate le extreme than formerly-that is, the winters have been le cold and the summers le hot. Forests do not increase the rainfall, but they prevent it from easily running to waste. destruction of the forests in the low wines; it is a liquid abounding in fusel oil.