a lock of hair growing just above the forehead 额发,前发,刘海儿 ■the part of the mane of a horse or similar animal, which grows from the poll and hangs down over the forehead (马等)额毛,门鬃
常用词组 take time by the forelock
(poetic/literary)seize an opportunity (诗/文)抓紧时机
touch (或 tug) one's forelock
raise a hand to one's forehead in deference when meeting a person of higher social rank (对社会地位高者)举手至额致敬