foretoken
a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
to foreshadow.
Origin of foretoken
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How to use foretoken in a sentence
There was no active disease, indeed, but a general languor and weakness, which foretokened dissolution.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanHe did not want to admit it, yet he feared it foretokened an attack of the pestilence.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyAway to the east a shimmering silveryness beneath a palace of aerial cloud foretokened moonrise.
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud MontgomeryAnd a star is said to have foretokened the birth of the Roman Julius Csar.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors | Kersey GravesThe day passed heavily on, and the evening, like the darkness it foretokened, drew its slow length along.
Hildebrand | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for foretoken
a sign of a future event
(tr) to foreshadow
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