ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English forpart, forepart, from for-, fore- fore- + part
1. : the forward or anterior part of something : front
the forepart of a ship
as
a. : the forward part of a shoe or last
b. : the part of a garment (as a jacket) that covers the chest ; sometimes : either of the pieces of material that when assembled form one lateral half of the forepart of a garment
2. : the earlier part of a period of time
spent the forepart of the morning on the beach