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Meaning of FORETOP

Pronunciation:  'fowr`tâp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
  2. [n]  a platform at the head of a foremast
 
 Synonyms: forelock
 
 See Also: encolure, hair, platform

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a
   periwig.
3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.
 

 

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