forelock
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forelock¹
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɒk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- + lock.
noun forelocks
- The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead. His fair large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad:
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The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
[…] the gates themselves slowly parted, there appeared a large horse's head, with a plaited forelock under a decorated yoke, and slowly there rolled into the road a small cart, like those driven by horse-dealers, and higglers.
Similar: foretop
forelock²
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɒk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- + lock.
noun forelocks
- A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
verb forelocks · forelocking · forelocked
- To fix in place with a forelock (wedge) At one extremity each pair was firmly connected by a short, massive, iron link, of about two feet in length; and, at its opposite end, a large eye-bolt was driven into each stick, where it was securely forelocked.
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Talk about this word "forelock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forelock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. forelock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forelock "forelock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forelock.Cite this
@misc{forelock_2026,
title = {forelock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forelock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
