forelock
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɒk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.79 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
Example Sentences
- "His fair large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad:"
- "we also will call the infernal guards to cast him into hell."
- "Warm with the blood of lads I know Comes east the sighing air. It fanned their temples, filled their lungs, Scattered their forelocks free;"
- "This little boy, still flicking his head to one side between sentences though the long blond forelock that once excused the tic had been cut […]"
- ""[…] And since the terrain is appropriate for achieving that end, there is no reason not to seize Opportunity by the forelock⁵ when it is convenient to do so." […] 5. The figure of Opportunity was traditionally represented as bald except for one lock of hair, which, like the proverbial brass ring, one had to grasp and hold on to."
- "[…] the gates themselves slowly parted, there appeared a large horse's head, with a plaited forelock under a decorated yoke, and slowly there rolled into the road a small cart, like those driven by horse-dealers, and higglers."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *forelock, forelocc, forelok