Word Study
foretop
CIDE DICTIONARY
foretop, n.
- The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse. [1913 Webster]
- That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig. [1913 Webster]
- The platform at the head of the foremast. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
foretop, n. Naut. a platform at the top of a foremast (see TOP(1) n.
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Idiom
foretop-gallant mast the mast above the fore-topmast. foretop-gallant-sail the sail above the fore-topsail.
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