foretop (English, noun)
expansion: foretop (plural foretops)
Senses:
glosses: The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
tags: obsolete
glosses: The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
tags: obsolete
glosses: In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
tags: obsolete
glosses: A fop; one who sports a foretop.
tags: obsolete
glosses: An erect tuft of hair.
tags: UK
dialectal
glosses: The forelock of a horse.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
glosses: The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
Forms:
form: foretops
tags: plural