foretop

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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.
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   2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a
      periwig.
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   3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.
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