English Explanatory Dictionary

forelock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  2. The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
noun
  1. A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
verb
  1. To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

Pronunciation

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Word forms

forelock forelocks forelocking forelocked

Etymology

From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- + lock.

Synonyms

bangs fringe foretop

Derived words

forelocked forelocking take time by the forelock tug one's forelock pull one's forelock touch one's forelock
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