1. forelock(n = noun.body) - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead;
is a kind of curl, lock, ringlet, whorl
has particulars: quiff
2. forelock(n = noun.animal) foretop - a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears;
is a kind of hair
is a part of encolure
1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. [1913 Webster]
2. A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. [1913 Webster]
"Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it." [1913 Webster]
"On occasion's forelock watchful wait." [1913 Webster]
forelock, n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead.
Idiom:
take time by the forelock seize an opportunity.