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The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1734, The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed, translated by George Sale, Sura 96, Congealed Blood, http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7440/pg7440-images.html Doth he not know that GOD seeth? / Assuredly. Verily, if he forbear not, we will drag him by the forelock, / the lying, sinful forelock. / And let him call his council to assistance: / we also will call the infernal guards to cast him into hell.
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The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
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To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
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a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foretop
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Broader terms: hair
a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
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Broader terms: lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
Narrower terms: quiff
From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- + lock.
From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- + lock.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
biçək
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Bulgarian:
перчем
(perčem)
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Catalan:
serrell
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Czech:
ofina
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Finnish:
otsatukka
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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French:
frange
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Galician:
guedelleira
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Galician:
liceira
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Galician:
milfeira
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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German:
Stirnhaar
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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German:
Stirnlocke
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Ancient Greek:
προκόμιον
(prokómion)
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Irish:
glib
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Italian:
frangia
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Italian:
frangetta
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Italian:
ciuffo
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Māori:
puahau
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Polish:
grzywka
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Portuguese:
franja
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Spanish:
flequillo
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Swedish:
lugg
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Turkish:
kâkül
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Turkish:
perçem
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Yiddish:
טשופּ
(tshup)
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Yiddish:
טשופּרינע
(tshuprine)
— hair that hangs over the forehead
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Catalan:
serrell
— front part of a mane
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Finnish:
otsaharja
— front part of a mane
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French:
toupet
— front part of a mane
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Italian:
ciuffo
— front part of a mane
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Kazakh:
кекіл
(kekıl)
— front part of a mane
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Polish:
grzywa
— front part of a mane
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Russian:
чёлка
(čólka)
— front part of a mane
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Spanish:
copete
— front part of a mane
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Swedish:
pannlugg
— front part of a mane
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Swedish:
lugg
— front part of a mane
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Turkish:
perçem
— front part of a mane
