forelock

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- +‎ lock. ==== Noun ==== forelock (plural forelocks) The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead. 1734, The Koran: Commonly Called the Alkoran of Mohammed, translated by George Sale, Sura 96, Congealed Blood, [1] 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. The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead. ===== Synonyms ===== (part of hairstyle): bangs (US), fringe (UK) (part of horse's mane): foretop ===== Derived terms ===== forelocked forelocking take time by the forelock tug one's forelock, pull one's forelock, touch one's forelock ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- +‎ lock. ==== Noun ==== forelock (plural forelocks) A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place. ==== Verb ==== forelock (third-person singular simple present forelocks, present participle forelocking, simple past and past participle forelocked) To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)