forelock

Meanings

Noun

• The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
• The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
• A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

Verb

• To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

Related

Similar words

• bangs , fringe
• foretop

Origin

• From Middle English *forelock, *forelok, from Old English forelocc, equivalent to fore- + lock.
• From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- + lock.