- forhéafod
- n (-héafdes/-u) forehead, brow, skull
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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forehead — /fawr id, for ; fawr hed , for /, n. 1. the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow. 2. the fore or front part of anything. [bef. 1000; ME forehe(v)ed, OE forheafod. See FORE , HEAD] * * * … Universalium
forhǽfd — see forhéafod … Old to modern English dictionary
forehead — (n.) O.E. forheafod, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + heafod (see HEAD (Cf. head) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
forehead — [ fɔ:hɛd] noun the part of the face above the eyebrows. Origin OE forhēafod (see fore , head) … English new terms dictionary
forehead — /ˈfɒrəd / (say foruhd), /ˈfɔhɛd/ (say fawhed) noun 1. the fore or front upper part of the head; the part of the face above the eyes; the brow. 2. the fore or front part of anything. {Middle English forehe(v)ed, Old English forhēafod, from for(e)… …
forehead — [fôr′ed΄, fôr′hed΄; fär′ed΄; fôr′id, fär′id] n. [ME forhed < OE forheafod: see FORE & HEAD] 1. the part of the face between the eyebrows and the line where the hair normally begins 2. Old Poet. the front part of anything … English World dictionary
forehead — n. the part of the face above the eyebrows. Etymology: OE forheafod (as FORE , HEAD) … Useful english dictionary
fore|head — «FR ihd, FOR ; FR HEHD, FOR », noun. 1. the part of the face above the eyes: »His forehead was noble, but his mouth was cruel. SYNONYM(S): brow. 2. Figurative. a front part: »Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary
