forelock

n.
A lock of hair that grows from or falls on the forehead, especially the part of a horse's mane that falls forward between the ears.


fore·lock² (fôr'lŏk', fōr'-)
n.
A cotter pin; a linchpin.

In maned animals the most anterior part of the mane, hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead. In sheep refers to the wool in a similar situation.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead

Meaning #2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
  Synonym: foretop

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pandedusk, pandekrølle, split

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    hilse standsperson ved at føre hånd til panden
• tug one's forelock    rive sig i håret

Nederlands (Dutch)
pony (haar), wig in gat van een bout, vastzetten met een wig eerbiedig groeten

Français (French)
n. - mèche de cheveux sur le front

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    porter la main à son front (pour saluer qn)
• tug one's forelock    porter la main à son front (pour saluer qn)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stirnlocke

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    einen Diener machen
• tug one's forelock    einen Diener machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσουλούφι, φράντζα, αφέλεια

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    κάνω τεμενάδες
• tug one's forelock    κάνω τεμενάδες

Italiano (Italian)
copiglia, ciuffo

idioms:

• tug/touch one's forelock    fare un cenno di saluto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - franja (f) (de cabelo)

idioms:

• tug/touch one's forelock    respeitar alguém em posição superior

Русский (Russian)
чуб, прядь волос на лбу

idioms:

• tug/touch one's forelock    почтительно приветствовать

Español (Spanish)
n. - mechón de pelo, copete

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    hacer una reverencia a una persona de rango social más alto
• tug one's forelock    hacer una reverencia a una persona de rango social más alto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pannlugg, sprint (sjö)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
额发, 栓, 额毛

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    抓住时机
• tug one's forelock    抓住时机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 額髮, 栓, 額毛

idioms:

• touch one's forelock    抓住時機
• tug one's forelock    抓住時機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 앞머리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前髪

idioms:

• tug/touch one's forelock    おもねる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الناصيه , شعر مقدم الرأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בלורית, תלתל-מצח‬

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