forelock

fore·lock ¹

 (fôr′lŏk′)

n.

A lock of hair that grows from or falls on the forehead, especially the part of a horse's mane that falls forward between the ears.

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fore·lock ²

 (fôr′lŏk′)

n.

A cotter, usually of iron, that is used to draw an unthreaded bolt tight and secure it.

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forelock

(ˈfɔːˌlɒk)

n

1. a lock of hair growing or falling over the forehead

2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a lock of a horse's mane that grows forwards between the ears

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a wedge or peg passed through the tip of a bolt to prevent withdrawal

vb

(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to secure (a bolt) by means of a forelock

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fore•lock

(ˈfɔrˌlɒk, ˈfoʊr-)

n.

1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head.

2. (of a horse) a tuft of hair above or on the forehead.

[1640–50]

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forelock

Past participle: forelocked
Gerund: forelocking

Imperative

forelock

forelock

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair quiff - a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
	2.	forelock - a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears foretop encolure - the mane of a horse hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

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Translations

ciuffo

кок

forelock

[ˈfɔːlɒk] N → guedeja f
to take time by the forelock → tomar la ocasión por los pelos
to tug one's forelock to sb (Brit) (fig) → doblegarse ante algn

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forelock

[ˈfɔː^rlɒk] n [person] → frange f
to tug one's forelock, to touch one's forelock (= be deferential) → faire des courbettes

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forelock

n → Stirnlocke f, → Stirnhaar nt; to touch or tug one’s forelock (to somebody) (Brit) → (jdm) seine Reverenz erweisen

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