foretop

Meanings

Plural: foretops

Noun

• a platform at the head of a foremast
• a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
• The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
• The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
• In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
• A fop; one who sports a foretop.
• An erect tuft of hair.
• The forelock of a horse.
• A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
• The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Synonyms

barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood, dude, dudelet, exquisite, fashionable, fast man, fine gentleman, fop, forelock, foretop, fribble, gallant, go, jack-a-dandy, Jemmy-Jessamy, jetter, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, mignon, petit maître, popinjay, pretty boy, prig, puss-gentleman, smart, spark, spiff, swell, tippy, toff