Definition of forelock Forelock
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We found 8 definitions of forelock from 5 different sources.
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What does forelock mean?
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NounPlural: forelocks |
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| forelock - a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears | ||
| foretop | ||
| hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||
| forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead | ||
| curl, whorl, ringlet, lock American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forelock (n.)
The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. - forelock (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forelock
fōr′lok, n. the lock of hair on the forehead.—Take time by the forelock, to seize the occasion promptly, so as to anticipate opposition
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