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foretop

foretop

9.9
A lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears and hangs over the forehead
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːrˌtɑp/
  • Archaic
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  • She smoothed the pony's foretop before placing the bridle on.

Examples

  • The horse's foretop was neatly braided for the show.

  • I love how the foretop of my pony looks after grooming.

  • Mud clung to the foretop as the mare galloped through the field.

  • The horse had a beautiful foretop that flowed in the wind.

  • The groom carefully styled the horse's foretop for the competition.

  • After brushing, she admired the glossy foretop of her favorite pony.

  • He noticed the foretop of the stallion was particularly thick and well-kept.

Synonyms

forelock
vsforetop
8.4

A small bunch of hair on a horse's head that falls forward between the ears

often hangs down over the forehead on many horses

Surface Forms

foretop singular
foretops plural

Morphology

foretop = fore + top (semi-transparent) = fore + top

Formally a compound 'fore' + 'top', but the specific sense 'a lock of mane' is a specialized lexical meaning not directly predictable from 'front' + 'top'.

Etymology

Foretop comes from the parts fore- 'front' (as in forehead) and top 'top', so it literally means the 'front top' of the head and refers to the small lock of mane that falls over a horse's forehead.