"foretop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foretops [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fore-top}} Middle English fore-top, {{m|enm|for-top}} for-top, {{prefix|en|fore|top}} fore- + top Head templates: {{en-noun}} foretop (plural foretops)
  1. (obsolete) The top of the head; the top of the forehead. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-5~SGft3N
  2. (obsolete) The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-FEq6Y8NA Disambiguation of Hair: 17 32 7 4 13 22 2 2
  3. (obsolete) In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity". Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-7LfAVfDo
  4. (obsolete) A fop; one who sports a foretop. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-yIpWyK3Z Disambiguation of People: 15 17 11 31 7 18 0 0
  5. (UK dialectal) An erect tuft of hair. Tags: UK, dialectal Translations (erect tuft of hair): hiustöyhtö (Finnish), ciocca [feminine] (Italian), ciuffo [masculine] (Italian), アホ毛 (ahoge) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-TJwGZDBP Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'erect tuft of hair': 0 9 4 1 82 2 2 1
  6. The forelock of a horse.
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-sEhkgfD6
  7. (nautical) A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: platform at the top of the foremast): keulamärssy (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-PKf8b3fm Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: platform at the top of the foremast': 12 7 6 2 3 1 56 13
  8. The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle. Translations (front seat): kuskinpukki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-foretop-en-noun-bHnHeQhy Disambiguation of 'front seat': 1 1 2 1 1 1 6 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foretopman, foretopmast

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for foretop meaning in English (4.7kB)

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      "sense": "erect tuft of hair",
      "word": "hiustöyhtö"
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      "sense": "erect tuft of hair",
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    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "erect tuft of hair",
      "word": "アホ毛"
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      "word": "keulamärssy"
    },
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      "sense": "front seat",
      "word": "kuskinpukki"
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  "word": "foretop"
}

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