Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forest \For"est\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.

   {Forest fly}. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the
       family {Tabanid[ae]}, which attack both men and beasts.
       See {Horse fly}.
   (b) A fly of the genus {Hippobosca}, esp. {H. equina}. See
       {Horse tick}.

   {Forest glade}, a grassy space in a forest. --Thomson.

   {Forest laws}, laws for the protection of game, preservation
      of timber, etc., in forests.

   {Forest tree}, a tree of the forest, especially a timber
      tree, as distinguished from a {fruit tree}.