Definition of Forelock

1. Noun. A lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead.

Generic synonyms: Curl, Lock, Ringlet, Whorl
Specialized synonyms: Quiff

2. Noun. A lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears.
Exact synonyms: Foretop
Group relationships: Encolure
Generic synonyms: Hair

Definition of Forelock

1. n. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

Definition of Forelock

1. Noun. The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead. ¹

2. Noun. The part of a horse's mane that lies on its forehead. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forelock

1. to fasten with a linchpin [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Forelock

1. 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. Forelock hook, a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. To take time, or occasion, by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. "Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it." (Swift) "On occasion's forelock watchful wait." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forelock

foreleaders
foreleg
forelegs
forelend
forelends
forelent
forelie
forelies
forelift
forelifted
forelifting
forelifts
forelike
forelimb
forelimbs
forelock (current term)
forelocked
forelocking
forelocks
forelook
forelooked
forelooking
forelooks
forels
forelying
foreman
foremanship
foremanships
foremast
foremasts

Literary usage of Forelock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"o È PEDIGREE OF FAMILY WITH WHITE forelock Squares denote males and circles ... Not once in the family history has the forelock appeared in a female; ..."

2. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"Which must be got crossed, in some human manner. Courage, patience, good reader! Queen Sophie Dorothee has taken Time by the forelock ..."

3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1858)
"Queen Sophie Dorothee has taken Time by the forelock. • Already, for a dozen years, this matter has been treated of. Queen Sophie Dorothee, ever since the ..."

4. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... the iron is red- hot or it cannot be moulded into shape. Similar proverbs are " Make hay while the sun shines." " Take time by the forelock." String. ..."

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