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Webster 1913 Edition
Foretop
Fore′topˊ
,Noun.
1.
The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.
2.
That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig.
3.
(Naut.)
The platform at the head of the foremast.
Webster 1828 Edition
Foretop
FO'RETOP
,Noun.
1.
The hair on the forepart of the head.2.
That part of a woman's headdress that is forward, or the top of a periwig.3.
In ships, the platform erected at the head of the foremast. In this sense, the accent on the two syllables is nearly equal.Definition 2024
foretop
foretop
English
Noun
foretop (plural foretops)
- (obsolete) The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
- (obsolete) The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
- (obsolete) In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
- (obsolete) A fop; one who sports a foretop.
- (Britain dialectal) An erect tuft of hair.
- The forelock of a horse.
- (nautical) A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
- The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
Derived terms
Translations
erect tuft of hair
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forelock of a horse — see forelock
nautical: platform at the top of the foremast
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front seat
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Anagrams
References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.