forelock
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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.
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
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Noun | 1. | forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead 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 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
forelock
[ˈfɔːlɒk] N → guedeja fto take time by the forelock → tomar la ocasión por los pelos
to tug one's forelock to sb (Brit) (fig) → doblegarse ante algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forelock
[ˈfɔːrlɒk] n [person] → frange fto tug one's forelock, to touch one's forelock (= be deferential) → faire des courbettes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
forelock
n → Stirnlocke f, → Stirnhaar nt; to touch or tug one’s forelock (to somebody) (Brit) → (jdm) seine Reverenz erweisen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007