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FORELOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears

Synonyms:

forelock; foretop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("forelock" is a kind of...):

hair (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss)

Holonyms ("forelock" is a part of...):

encolure (the mane of a horse)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("forelock" is a kind of...):

curl; lock; ringlet; whorl (a strand or cluster of hair)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forelock"):

quiff (a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead))

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