| 单词 | forelock |
| 释义 | forelock (once / 8540 pages) n The part of a horse's mane that falls across the front of its face like bangs is called a forelock. It's also an old fashioned way to describe a person's bangs. Forelock comes from the Old English forelocca, from fore, "before in position," and locc, "curl or lock of hair." It originally meant simply "a lock of hair above the forehead," and in the 1800s, men commonly greeted each other by "tugging the forelock." Today people are likely to assume you're talking about a horse if you use the word forelock. WORD FAMILYforelock: forelocks+/interlock: interlocked, interlocking, interlocks/interlocking: interlockings/lock: forelock, interlock, lockage, locked, locker, locking, locks, unlock/locker: lockers/locking: lockings, self-locking/unlock: unlocked, unlocking, unlocks USAGE EXAMPLESHe pinches the stubble on his chin, rearranges his sleeves, tugs at his forelock, stifles a coffee belch with a fist to his lips. New York Times(Sep 25, 2016) Meg bowed her head over the unicorn’s forelock of white, and once again began to sob. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) With his delicate features, brimming eyes and sashaying forelock, DiCaprio was born to play romantic youth of Romeo's fetching ilk. Los Angeles Times(Feb 25, 2016) 1n a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears Syn|Hyper foretop 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 2n a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead Hypo|Hyper quiff a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) curl, lock, ringlet, whorl a strand or cluster of hair |
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