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forehead
noun
the
flat
area
of
your
face
above
the
eyebrows
and
below
the
hairline
•
Anna
wiped
the
sweat
from
her
forehead
after
the
long
run
.
Anna
wiped
the
sweat
from
her
forehead
after
the
long
run
.
•
The
doctor
placed
a
cool
cloth
on
the
child's
forehead
to
bring
down
the
fever
.
The
doctor
placed
a
cool
cloth
on
the
child's
forehead
to
bring
down
the
fever
.
Old
English
foreheafod
,
from
fore-
“
front
”
+
heafod
“
head
,”
meaning
the
front
part
of
the
head
.
noun
(
literary
,
archaic
)
boldness
or
shameless
confidence
in
a
person
’
s
manner
•
He
had
the
forehead
to
argue
with
the
teacher
after
arriving
an
hour
late
.
He
had
the
forehead
to
argue
with
the
teacher
after
arriving
an
hour
late
.
•
The
court
was
shocked
by
the
criminal's
sheer
forehead
as
he
laughed
at
the
verdict
.
The
court
was
shocked
by
the
criminal's
sheer
forehead
as
he
laughed
at
the
verdict
.
The
figurative
sense
grew
in
Middle
English
from
the
idea
that
a
bold
person
‘
shows
the
front
of
the
head
’
without
fear
.
