# foretop

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
2. The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
3. In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
4. A fop; one who sports a foretop.
5. An erect tuft of hair.
6. The forelock of a horse.
7. A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
8. The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.

## Etymology
From Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foretop