foretop

noun

Meaning

The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
A fop; one who sports a foretop.
An erect tuft of hair.
The forelock of a horse.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

forelock(English)mast(English)front(English)frontlet(English)for'ead(English)forehead(English)foreheadedness(English)forrad(English)ship(English)side(English)main(English)

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Sources

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