- the part of the face between the eyebrows and the line where the hair normally begins
- Old Poet. the front part of anything
Origin of forehead
Middle English forhed from Old English forheafod: see fore- and head
A man wrinkling his forehead.
The forehead is defined as the upper part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hair line.
The part of your face above your eyebrows that hurts when you get a headache is an example of your forehead.
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forehead
noun
- The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples.
- The front part of something.
Origin of forehead
Middle English forhed from Old English forhēafod for- fore- hēafod head ; see head .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Old English forhēafod, corresponding to fore- + head.
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forehead - Medical Definition
n.
- The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples.
- The front part of something.
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Sentence Examples
- He hit his forehead with the palm of his hand.
- He kissed her forehead and stepped away.
- Josh wiped his forehead with a sleeve and gazed down at her.
- He rubbed his forehead and ran his fingers though his hair until it stood on end.
- The soft forehead was moist.
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