Definitions for: Forehead


[n] the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits
[n] the part of the face above the eyes



Webster (1913) Definition: Fore"head (?; 277), n.
1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the
brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.

2. The aspect or countenance; assurance.

To look with forehead bold and big enough Upon the
power and puissance of the king. --Shak.

3. The front or fore part of anything.

Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.

So rich advantage of a promised glory As smiles upon
the forehead of this action. --Shak.

Synonyms: brow, frontal bone, os frontale

See Also: braincase, brainpan, cranium, crinion, face, feature, frontal eminence, glabella, human face, lineament, membrane bone, mesophyron, metopion, ophryon, trichion

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