foretop

Etymology

From Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top.

noun

  1. The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
  2. The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
  3. In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
  4. A fop; one who sports a foretop.
  5. An erect tuft of hair.
  6. The forelock of a horse.