forehead

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forehead - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forehead \Fore"head\ (?; 277), n.
     1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the
        brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
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     2. The aspect or countenance; assurance.
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              To look with forehead bold and big enough
              Upon the power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
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     3. The front or fore part of anything.
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              Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.
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              So rich advantage of a promised glory
              As smiles upon the forehead of this action. --Shak.
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forehead - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  forehead
      n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: brow,
           forehead]
      2: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium:
         includes the upper part of the orbits [syn: frontal bone,
         os frontale, forehead]

forehead - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Forehead
  The practice common among Oriental nations of colouring the
  forehead or impressing on it some distinctive mark as a sign of
  devotion to some deity is alluded to in Rev. 13:16, 17; 14:9;
  17:5; 20:4.
  
    The "jewel on thy forehead" mentioned in Ezek. 16:12 (R.V., "a
  ring upon thy nose") was in all probability the "nose-ring"
  (Isa. 3:21).
  
    In Ezek. 3:7 the word "impudent" is rightly rendered in the
  Revised Version "an hard forehead." (See also ver. 8, 9.)