FO'RETOP, noun 1. The hair on the forepart of the head. 2. That part of a woman's headdress that is forward, or the top of a periwig. 3. In ships, the platform erected at the head of the foremast. In this sense, the accent on the two syllables is nearly equal. FORETOP'-MAST, noun The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the foretop-gallant-mast.
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