foreset
foreset · foresets
An obstacle; hindranceAn obstacle; hindrance.
Meaning
3 sensesAn obstacle; hindrance.
That which is set ahead or before; proposal, suggestion.
The deposition of sediment by the turbidity currents above the reservoir water level.
Most deltas contain three different types of deposits: foreset, topset and bottomset beds. — Fluvial Landforms
Origin
From Middle English foresetten, from Old English fōresettan (“to place before, shut in, prFrom Middle English foresetten, from Old English fōresettan (“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”), equivalent to fore- + set. Cognate with Dutch voorzetten (“to put in front”), German vorsetzen (“to put in front, offer, serve up”), Swedish föresätta (“to put before”).
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