Forehead

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forehead \Fore"head\ (?; 277), n.
     1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the
        brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
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     2. The aspect or countenance; assurance.


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              To look with forehead bold and big enough
              Upon the power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
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     3. The front or fore part of anything.
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              Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.
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              So rich advantage of a promised glory
              As smiles upon the forehead of this action. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forehead
       n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: {brow}]
       2: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the
          cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits
          [syn: {frontal bone}, {os frontale}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Forehead
     The practice common among Oriental nations of colouring the
     forehead or impressing on it some distinctive mark as a sign of
     devotion to some deity is alluded to in Rev. 13:16, 17; 14:9;
     17:5; 20:4.
     
       The "jewel on thy forehead" mentioned in Ezek. 16:12 (R.V., "a
     ring upon thy nose") was in all probability the "nose-ring"
     (Isa. 3:21).
     
       In Ezek. 3:7 the word "impudent" is rightly rendered in the
     Revised Version "an hard forehead." (See also ver. 8, 9.)