foretop

2 definitions found

foretop - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foretop \Fore"top`\, n.
     1. The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock
        of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a
        periwig.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.
        [1913 Webster]

foretop - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foretop
      n 1: a platform at the head of a foremast
      2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
         [syn: forelock, foretop]