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Firelock vs Forelock - What's the difference?

firelock | forelock |

As nouns the difference between firelock and forelock

is that firelock is an old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark while forelock is the part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

firelock

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark.
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    forelock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  • The part of a horse's mane that lies on its forehead.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of hairstyle) bangs (US), fringe (UK) * (sense, part of horse's mane) foretop