foretouch

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *foretouchen, fortouchen, equivalent to fore- +‎ touch. === Verb === foretouch (third-person singular simple present foretouches, present participle foretouching, simple past and past participle foretouched) (transitive) To touch beforehand; touch upon in advance. === Noun === foretouch (plural foretouches) (literal, figurative) A touch made in advance; (by extension) a prelude or foreshadow.