Sekirov Dictionary

forelock

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɒk/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 2

noun3

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The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
- His fair large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad: — 1667
•
The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
- Even Boxer was vaguely troubled. He set his ears back, shook his forelock several times, and tried hard to marshal his thoughts; but in the end he could not think of anything to say. — 1945
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

verb1

To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

forms

forelocked · forelocking · forelocks

Phrases with forelock

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