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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forehead \Fore"head\ (?; 277), noun
1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
2. The aspect or countenance; assurance.
To look with forehead bold and big enough Upon the power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
3. The front or fore part of anything.
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.
So rich advantage of a promised glory As smiles upon the forehead of this action. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forehead
noun
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.)
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