foretop
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foretop
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From Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top.
noun foretops
- 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".
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A fop; one who sports a foretop.
Similar: dandy, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dike, dood, dude
- An erect tuft of hair.
- The forelock of a horse.
- A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees. His station was in the fore-top, and often from there he looked down, with the contempt of a man destined to shine in the midst of dangers, at the peaceful multitude of roofs cut in two by the brown tide of the stream, while scattered on the outskirts of the surrounding plain the factory chimneys ro
- The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
Translations
Talk about this word "foretop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foretop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foretop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foretop "foretop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foretop.Cite this
@misc{foretop_2026,
title = {foretop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foretop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
