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forehead

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

noun

  1. the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.

  2. the fore or front part of anything.



forehead

/ ˈfɔːˌhɛd, ˈfɒrɪd /

noun

  1. the part of the face between the natural hairline and the eyes, formed skeletally by the frontal bone of the skull; brow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forehead1

before 1000; Middle English forehe ( v ) ed, Old English ڴǰŧڴǻ. See fore-, head
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forehead1

Old English ڴǰŧڴǻ ; related to Old Frisian ڴǰڻ , Middle Low German ǰō
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Within two hours her forehead was "frozen", although genuine cosmetic injections should take several days to start working with the full effect visible after two weeks.

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In her photo she was unconscious and intubated, a bruise forming on her forehead, wires curling around her.

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“We tried very snake-like skin, but it just made him look very unfriendly. You wouldn’t want to put your hand on his forehead.”

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Their foreheads were pressed together, their eyes were shut, their hands clasped; her lips were ever-so-slightly pursed, his forehead was wrinkled in concentration.

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“My first tattoo,” she wrote, “might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.”

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