Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FORE-TOP
FORE-TOP, n.
- The hair on the forepart of the head.
- That part of a woman's headdress that is forward, or the top of a periwig.
- In ships, the platform erected at the head of the foremast. In this sense, the accent on the two syllables is nearly equal.
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