The crest or ‘topping’ of a bird; the fore-lock of a horse, etc. Now Scottish and northern dialect.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [noun] > coat > hair, wool, or fur > crest or forelock (8) topa1225 The crest or ‘topping’ of a bird; the fore-lock of a horse, etc. Now Scottish and northern dialect. cresta1387 A ‘comb’, a tuft of feathers, or similar excrescence, upon an animal's head. toppingc1400 A distinct part or appendage which forms a top to anything, a crest; the top-lock or forelock of the hair of the head; the forelock of a horse or… tuft1598 A crest, as of a bird. Obsolete. foretop1607 The tuft of hair hanging between the ears of an animal, esp. of a horse or (U.S.) a sheep; = forelock, n.1 fore-topping1683 = sense 3. forelock1711 Of a horse, etc.: A detached lock above the forehead. antiae1874 With pl. concord. Forelocks. |
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