forelock
English
noun
Definitions
- The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
- The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *forelock inherited from Old English forelocc affix from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).
Origin
English
lock
Gloss
tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goldilocks English
- Lockport English
- airlock English
- anklelock English
- anti-lock English
- armlock English
- belock English
- boxlock English
- brainlock English
- chinlock English
- couchlock English
- daglock English
- deadlock English
- deathlock English
- doglock English
- earlock English
- elflock English
- eyelock English
- fetlock English
- fetterlock English
- firelock English
- flatlock English
- flintlock English
- gridlock English
- gunlock English
- hairlock English
- hammerlock English
- handlock English
- hashlock English
- headlock English
- inlock English
- interlock English
- keylock English
- landlock English
- leglock English
- lidlock English
- liplock English
- livelock English
- lock English
- lock-weir English
- lockability English
- lockable English
- lockage English
- lockbolt English
- lockbox English
- locker English
- lockfast English
- lockful English
- lockhouse English
- lockjaw English
- lockkeeper English
- lockless English
- locklike English
- lockmaster English
- locknut English
- lockout English
- lockpicker English
- lockplate English
- lockring English
- lockset English
- lockshield English
- lockside English
- locksman English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksport English
- lockstep English
- lockstitch English
- lockwork English
- locky English
- lovelock English
- manlock English
- matchlock English
- mindlock English
- multilock English
- necklock English
- oarlock English
- overlock English
- picklock English
- relock English
- riplock English
- sidelock English
- snaplock English
- soaplock English
- softlock English
- spinlock English
- suitlock English
- taglock English
- twistlock English
- underlock English
- unlock English
- uplock English
- weighlock English
- wheellock English
- wristlock English
- Locke German
- forelocc Old English
- locc Old English
- *forelock Middle English
- lok Middle English
- ล็อก Thai
- loc Welsh
- loklo Ido
- lok Tok Pisin
- loke Seychellois Creole
- lock
- locky
- inlock
- belock
- unlock
- relock
- uplock
- locker
- taglock
- lockjaw
- lidlock
- keylock
- airlock
- manlock
- lockful
- earlock
- locknut
- armlock
- oarlock
- lockbox
- lockage
- lockset
- leglock
- boxlock
- daglock
- gunlock
- riplock
- liplock
- doglock
- elflock
- lockout
- eyelock
- fetlock
- deadlock
- Lockport
- spinlock
- locklike
- sidelock
- lockwork
- lovelock
- flatlock
- lockside
- gridlock
- hairlock
- suitlock
- softlock
- hashlock
- picklock
- headlock
- locksman
- lockless
- handlock
- lockring
- overlock
- soaplock
- livelock
- lockstep
- lockable
- firelock
- landlock
- snaplock
- necklock
- lockbolt
- lockfast
- chinlock
- mindlock
- twistlock
- underlock
- flintlock
- lock-weir
- wheellock
- interlock
- anklelock
- lockplate
- locksmith
- couchlock
- wristlock
- brainlock
- multilock
- deathlock
- lockhouse
- weighlock
- locksport
- anti-lock
- matchlock
- lockkeeper
- lockpicker
- Goldilocks
- fetterlock
- hammerlock
- lockmaster
- lockstitch
- lockshield
- lockability
- locksmithery