Meaning & use
forelock
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a lock of hair that grows just above the forehead.
See it in a sentence
He brushed his forelock out of his eyes before the photo was taken.
The horse's forelock fell neatly between its ears.
A note on using this word
Appears in the old idiom 'to tug one's forelock,' meaning to show excessive deference to someone of higher status.
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