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forelock

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːrlɒk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɔrˌlɑk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr′lok′, fōr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•lock1 /ˈfɔrˌlɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a lock of hair growing from the front part of the head.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•lock1  (fôr′lok′, fōr′-),USA pronunciation 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. See diag. under horse. 
  • 1640–50; fore- + lock2; probably not continuous with Old English foreloccas (plural), attested once

fore•lock2  (fôr′lok′, fōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.

v.t. 
  1. to fasten by means of a forelock.
  • Middle English forelok. See fore-, lock1 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forelock /ˈfɔːˌlɒk/ n
  1. a lock of hair growing or falling over the forehead
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