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Tokening
(gcide) | Token \To"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tokened; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tokening.] [AS. t[=a]cnian, fr. t[=a]cen token. See
Token, n.]
To betoken. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Betokening
(gcide) | Betoken \Be*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betokened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Betokening.]
1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or
tokens.
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A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
--Milton.
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2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future
by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often
betokens a storm.
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Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
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Foretokening
(gcide) | Foretoken \Fore*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p.
pr. & vb. n. Foretokening.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore +
t[=a]cnian.]
To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.
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Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.
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