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forehead

[fawr-id, for-; fawr-hed, for-]
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noun
  1. the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.
  2. the fore or front part of anything.
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Origin of forehead

before 1000; Middle English forehe(v)ed, Old English forhēafod. See fore-, head
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front

Examples from the Web for forehead

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Historical Examples

  • Andrew sat with the butt of his rifle ground into his forehead.

  • The little thing measured her height by touching her forehead.

  • The spasm loosed beads of perspiration which stood cold on his forehead.

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    W. A. Fraser

  • She took the young girl in her arms, and tenderly kissed her forehead.

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    Emile Zola

  • A spasm of pain contracted his features and drew beads of moisture to his forehead.

British Dictionary definitions for forehead

forehead

noun
  1. the part of the face between the natural hairline and the eyes, formed skeletally by the frontal bone of the skull; browRelated adjective: frontal
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Word Origin

Old English forhēafod; related to Old Frisian forhāfd, Middle Low German vorhōved
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Word Origin and History for forehead

n.

Old English forheafod, from fore- + heafod (see head (n.)).

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forehead in Medicine

forehead

(fôr′-hĕd′, -ĭd)
n.
  1. The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples.brow
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