forehead

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːhɛd/

The English word “forehead” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
confidence; audacity; impudence.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.

Etymology

From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

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