forelock
/ˈfɔrˌlɑk/
noun
- A lock of hair that grows or falls over the forehead.
- The horse had a thick white forelock between its ears.
- He nervously tugged at his forelock while speaking.
- She brushed her forelock out of her eyes before reading.
- A part of a horse's mane that hangs down between the ears onto the forehead.
- She gently combed the tangles out of the pony's forelock.
- The groom braided the horse's forelock for the show.
- A long forelock can make a horse look elegant.
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