forelock

noun

fore·​lock ˈfȯr-ˌläk 

: a lock of hair growing from the front of the head

Examples of forelock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Underwear has been fashioned into a hat stretched over its forelock. — Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

Mäkelä at 28 reminds me of his fellow Finn Esa-Pekka Salonen at that age: flaxen forelock, blue eyes, high-gloss cheekbones, lithe athleticism, a similar facility with Stravinsky’s jagged rhythms. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024

One face, sporting a pale forelock, looms large. — Adam Fleming Petty, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023

In her younger years, her frothy blond mane was bobbed, and her forelock and the hair on her crown were teased a lofty three inches off her scalp. — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 20 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing forelock

• tug/touch one's forelock

Kids Definition

forelock

noun

fore·​lock -ˌläk 

: a lock of hair growing from the front of the head