forehead

[fawr-id, for-; fawr-hed, for-]

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noun

the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.
the fore or front part of anything.

Origin of forehead

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

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Examples from the Web for forehead

Contemporary Examples

His sons kissed his forehead as the judge announced the verdict.
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November 29, 2014
I fired again, and as he fell the second round hit him in the forehead, just above the left eye.
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November 16, 2014
Whispering to himself and bowing, he touches his forehead to the ground.
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November 15, 2014
Somehow she survived, even though one of the bullets struck her in the forehead.
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October 10, 2014
He stood barefoot, his neck covered with interlocking black tattooed swirls, the word HELL inked into his forehead.
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Caitlin Dickson
September 15, 2014

Historical Examples

Andrew sat with the butt of his rifle ground into his forehead.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
The little thing measured her height by touching her forehead.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
The spasm loosed beads of perspiration which stood cold on his forehead.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
She took the young girl in her arms, and tenderly kissed her forehead.
The Dream
Emile Zola
A spasm of pain contracted his features and drew beads of moisture to his forehead.
Chip, of the Flying U
B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for forehead

forehead

noun

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

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.)).

forehead in Medicine

forehead

(fôr′-hĕd′, -ĭd)

The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples.brow

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Examples from the Web for forehead

Contemporary Examples

His sons kissed his forehead as the judge announced the verdict.

I fired again, and as he fell the second round hit him in the forehead, just above the left eye.

Whispering to himself and bowing, he touches his forehead to the ground.

Somehow she survived, even though one of the bullets struck her in the forehead.

He stood barefoot, his neck covered with interlocking black tattooed swirls, the word HELL inked into his forehead.

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.

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

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

forehead

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for forehead

n.

forehead

Origin of forehead