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Definition of Forelock

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

2. Noun. A lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears.

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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