FO'RETOP, n.
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, n. The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the foretop-gallant-mast.
