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forestem¹

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From Middle English forestempne, forestavne, forstanyg, perhaps continuing Old English frumstemn (“the forepart of a ship; prow”), otherwise, equivalent to fore- + stem.

noun forestems · fore-stem

  1. The front part of a vessel. When the ship was in position with the forestem to the south, a grave chamber was constructed just behind the mast.

    Similar: bow, stem, prow, beak, prore · Opposite: stern, aft, poop

forestem²

Where it comes from

From fore- + stem (“stalk of a plant”).

noun forestems · fore-stem

  1. The forward or projected-most part of a stem Nearby, Marikosan picked the rising and curling forestems for later cooking.

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@misc{forestem_2026,
  title = {forestem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forestem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}