forelock

Plural: forelocks

Noun

• a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
• a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
• The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
• The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
• A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

Verb

• To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
• -ED -ING, -S to fasten with a linchpin

Synonyms

foretop, bangs, fringe