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Area of the head between the eyebrows and the hairline
anatomy, the forehead is an area of the head bounded by three features, two of the skull and one of the scalp. The top of the forehead is marked by the
Forehead
Social gesture
A forehead kiss is a social kissing gesture to indicate friendship and/or to denote comforting someone. A forehead kiss is a sign of adoration and affection
Forehead_kiss
Advertising using a person's forehead
Forehead advertising is a type of nontraditional advertising that involves using a person's forehead as advertising space. The Wall Street Journal ran
Forehead_advertising
V-shaped point in the hairline
is a V-shaped point in the hairline in the center of the forehead. Hair growth on the forehead is suppressed in a bilateral pair of periorbital fields
Widow's_peak
Dot worn on the centre of the forehead
coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the centre of the forehead, by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent. While there
Bindi
Earth's highest mountain
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Mount_Everest
Medical intervention
A forehead lift, also known as a browlift or browplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to elevate a drooping eyebrow that may obstruct vision and/or
Forehead_lift
2019 compilation album by Megadeth
Warheads on Foreheads is a compilation album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on March 22, 2019, through Capitol Records. The album was
Warheads_on_Foreheads
4th episode of the 11th season of The X-Files
"The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode
The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat
The_Lost_Art_of_Forehead_Sweat
Cheyenne chief (c. 1795 – 1876)
Rock Forehead or Stone Forehead) (c.1795 – 1876) was a Cheyenne chief and Keeper of the Medicine Arrows from 1850 until his death. Rock Forehead became
Medicine_Arrows
Mark worn on the forehead and other parts of the body
the tilaka, colloquially known as a tika, is a mark usually adorning the forehead at the point of the ajna chakra (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes
Tilaka
Poker variant
Blind man's bluff (also called Indian poker, squaw poker, Oklahoma forehead, Good For You and Indian head) is a version of poker that is unconventional
Blind_man's_bluff_(poker)
Medical surgery technique for nasal defects
Nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap within oral and maxillofacial surgery, is a surgical technique to reconstruct different kinds of
Nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap
Nasal_reconstruction_using_a_paramedian_forehead_flap
Bone in the human skull
the horizontally oriented orbital part, making up the bony part of the forehead, part of the bony orbital cavity holding the eye, and part of the bony
Frontal_bone
Domestic cat with distinctive coat markings
catus) with a coat pattern distinguished by an M-shaped marking on its forehead, stripes by its eyes, cheeks, along its back, and around its legs and tail
Tabby_cat
Bengali fairy tale
The Boy with a Moon on his Forehead is a Bengali folktale collected by Maive Stokes and Lal Behari Day. These tales are classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther
The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead
The_Boy_with_the_Moon_on_his_Forehead
2007 American film
Trail of the Screaming Forehead is a 2007 American science fiction comedy film written by, directed by and starring Larry Blamire. In the quiet little
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Trail_of_the_Screaming_Forehead
1968 film
A Hole in the Forehead (Italian: Un buco in fronte, also known as A Hole Between the Eyes) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe
A_Hole_in_the_Forehead
Ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity
small sign of the cross traced on the forehead or objects, as well as a lesser sign of the cross made over the forehead, lips and heart. The use of the sign
Sign_of_the_cross
Variant in human skulls
palpable vertical ridge on the forehead of the skull along the metopic suture line, which runs along the from the top of the forehead down to between the eyebrows
Metopic_ridge
Medical condition
Flat forehead is a dysmorphic feature in which the surface of the forehead is unusually flat. Flat forehead is seen in the following conditions and syndromes:
Flat_forehead
2026 studio album by Joji
released. Two days later, on 11 February, an animated music video for "Forehead Touch the Ground" was released. On 27 February, Joji announced his upcoming
Piss_in_the_Wind
15th-century Italian Augustinian nun and saint
intercession, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead, which is understood to indicate partial stigmata. Pope Leo XIII canonized
Rita_of_Cascia
Topical product claimed to relieve headaches
commercial consisting only of the tagline "HeadOn: Apply directly to the forehead" repeated three times. An earlier commercial claimed the product provided
HeadOn
Genus of fishes
Kurtus is a genus of percomorph fishes, called the nurseryfishes, forehead brooders, or incubator fish, native to fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters
Kurtus
1996 Argentine film
Kisses on the Forehead (Spanish: Besos en la frente) is a 1996 Argentine drama film written and directed by Carlos Galettini and starring China Zorrilla
Kisses_on_the_Forehead
Human disease that results in excess growth of certain parts of the body
enlargement of the hands and feet. There may also be an enlargement of the forehead, jaw, and nose. Other symptoms may include joint pain, thickened skin,
Acromegaly
Fringe of hair covering the human forehead
or locks of hair that fall over the scalp's front hairline to cover the forehead, usually just above the eyebrows, though can range to various lengths.
Bangs_(hair)
Hindu Shaivite tilaka
needed] It consists of three horizontal lines (and sometimes a dot) on the forehead, usually made with sacred ash, and has spiritual meanings in the Shaivite
Tripundra
Subspecies of mammal
and forehead, which inspired the name because bles is the Afrikaans (and Dutch language) word for a blaze such as one might see on the forehead of a
Blesbok
Being in Jewish folklore made from clay
God. This was written on a piece of paper and inserted into the mouth or forehead of the golem. In some tales, including certain stories of the Chełm and
Golem
Spiritual concept
or inner eye) is an intangible eye, usually depicted as located on the forehead, supposed to provide perception beyond ordinary sight. In Hinduism, the
Third_eye
Opening above the eye socket, below the forehead
bony elongated opening located above the orbit (eye socket) and under the forehead. It is part of the frontal bone of the skull. The supraorbital foramen
Supraorbital_foramen
(January 12, 2019). "Megadeth Announce Greatest Hits Album 'Warheads on Foreheads'". Loudwire. Retrieved January 14, 2019. "メガデスのDVD作品" [Megadeth DVDs]
Megadeth_discography
UK comedy radio sketch show 1971–1972
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, is a British comedy radio sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1971. Two series of eight episodes of the
Lines from My Grandfather's Forehead
Lines_from_My_Grandfather's_Forehead
First day of Lent in Western Christianity
Ash Wednesday church services at which churchgoers receive ash on their foreheads or the top of their heads, as the wearing of ashes has been a sign of
Ash_Wednesday
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Tikka (food), a type of South Asian food Tikka (forehead mark), a mark made on the forehead by Hindu Indians Tikka (name), list of people with the
Tikka
Traditional Chinese forehead decoration`
makeup (Chinese: 壽陽妝), is a form of traditional Chinese women's ornamental forehead makeup, which is located between the eyebrows and sometimes on the cheeks
Huadian_(make-up)
Medical condition
The procerus sign (vertical wrinkling of the forehead) is a medical sign consisting of vertical forehead wrinkling around the bridge of the nose and the
Procerus_sign
Part of a horse's mane that falls forward
from the animal's poll and falls forward between the ears and onto the forehead. Some breeds, particularly pony breeds, have a naturally thick forelock
Forelock
Hairstyle
large volume of hair swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead, and sometimes upswept around the sides and back as well. Despite the name
Pompadour_(hairstyle)
traditional religious practice of placing a small amount of earth on the forehead as a mark of respect and spiritual devotion in the Sanamahi religion. It
Paklei_Namsa
Indian powder
কুমকুম and Hindi कुमकुम). Kumkuma is most often applied by Indians to the forehead. The reason involves the ancient Indian belief that "the human body is
Kumkuma
Russian mystic (1869–1916)
died of three gunshot wounds, one of which was a close-range shot to his forehead. Little is certain about his death beyond this, and the circumstances of
Grigori_Rasputin
Vein of the forehead
The supraorbital vein is a vein of the forehead. It communicates with the frontal branch of the superficial temporal vein. It passes through the supraorbital
Supraorbital_vein
Type of formal fallacy
on its forehead). The statement, if assumed true, implies only that if there were any unicorns, each would definitely have a horn on its forehead. An existential
Existential_fallacy
Hair accessory
worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes, or to help control forehead sweat or (rarely) to provide some
Headband
Skull malformation such that the forehead is triangular
fusion of the metopic suture (from Ancient Greek metopon 'forehead'), leading to a triangular forehead. The premature merging of the two frontal bones leads
Trigonocephaly
The Maiden with the Rose on her Forehead is a Portuguese fairy tale collected by Consiglieri Pedroso in Portuguese Folk-Tales. A prince had a garden, which
The Maiden with the Rose on her Forehead
The_Maiden_with_the_Rose_on_her_Forehead
Muscle near the eye
downward and medially, producing the vertical "frowning" wrinkles of the forehead. It may be thought as the principal muscle in the facial expression of
Corrugator_supercilii_muscle
Callus on the forehead of devout Muslims
zebiba (Arabic: زبيبة, romanized: zabība, lit. 'raisin') is a callus on the forehead caused by repeated ritual prostration, usually in Islamic prayer. Owing
Prayer_callus
Bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates
on the frontal bone of the skull. It forms the separation between the forehead portion itself (the squama frontalis) and the roof of the eye sockets (the
Brow_ridge
Flag of the Sardinia region, in Italy
been forehead bandaged but blindfolded and turned towards the hoist. But already well-preserved pictures from the 16th century clearly show a forehead bandage
Flag_of_Sardinia
Attack using the head
areas of an opponent, such as the nose, using the stronger bones in the forehead (frontal bone) or the back of the skull (occipital or parietal bone). The
Headbutt
Japanese cosmetic tradition
removing the natural eyebrows and painting smudge-like eyebrows on the forehead in pre-modern Japan, particularly in the Heian period (794–1185). Hiki
Hikimayu
Protrusion of the bones of the skull, typically the forehead
indicating a protuberance of the skull, most often in the frontal bones of the forehead ("frontal bossing"). Although prominence of the skull bones may be normal
Skull_bossing
Mascot of Duke University
and a blue mask with white horns, he usually wears a white tape on his forehead that features a message written on it. As World War I ended, Duke's Board
Blue_Devil_(mascot)
Australian comedian
outstanding show at the festival. Holland performed her solo show Here Comes Mr. Forehead at the 2024 MICF, as well as Emma's Debutante with Frankie McNair. She
Emma_Holland
Medical condition
signals are conducted the brain interprets the pain as coming from the forehead—the same "referred pain" phenomenon seen in heart attacks. Brain-freeze
Cold-stimulus_headache
Religious symbol
son. Glen Benton of the band Deicide branded an inverted cross onto his forehead. Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward suggested that the use of an inverted
Inverted_cross
U-shaped mark usually worn on forehead by Vaishnava Hindus
indication of their affiliation with Vishnu. It is generally worn on the forehead, but may also be worn on other parts of the body such as the shoulders
Urdhva_Pundra
Skin condition caused by hair styling products
cosmetica that appears as a group of small bumps close to the hairline on the forehead, frequently seen in black skin. Pomade acne typically presents with small
Pomade_acne
Legendary creature from Chilote mythology
Archipelago[citation needed], the bull was said to have a single horn on its forehead, similar to a unicorn's. The Camahueto is said to grow within rivers, moving
Camahueto
Temporary swelling distortion of the forehead
in Canada. It is a temporary (6- to 24-hour) swelling distortion of the forehead created by a saline drip and often shaped to resemble a bagel or donut
Bagel_head
Type of headband
ferronnière ([fɛʁ.ɔn.jɛʁ]) is a style of headband that encircles the wearer's forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre. The original form
Ferronnière
Intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding in professional wrestling
than there actually is. The preferred area for blading is usually the forehead, as scalp wounds bleed profusely and heal easily. Legitimate, unplanned
Blading (professional wrestling)
Blading_(professional_wrestling)
Torture method
tactic in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the victim's scalp, forehead or face for a prolonged period of time. The process causes fear and mental
Chinese_water_torture
Word synonymous with intellectual
from the pseudoscience of phrenology, which claims people with large foreheads are more intelligent. The term is deeply connected to hierarchical racial
Highbrow
Birth defect of the collarbones, skull, and teeth
are often shorter than average. Other symptoms may include a prominent forehead, wide set eyes, abnormal teeth, and a flat nose. Symptoms vary among people;
Cleidocranial_dysostosis
Decorative ornament for elephants in India
Nettipattam is an ornament used in Kerala to adorn the forehead of temple Elephants during Temple festivals and other auspicious events. Nettipattam is
Nettipattom
Spanish infante (1941–1956)
grandson of King Alfonso XIII. He died young at 14 from a shot to the forehead by Juan Carlos' gun, but the circumstances of his death remain unclear
Infante_Alfonso_of_Spain
Genetic condition, the most common form of dwarfism
for females. Other features can include an enlarged head with prominent forehead (frontal bossing) and underdevelopment of the midface (midface hypoplasia)
Achondroplasia
Blood vessel
contributes arterial supply to the skin, muscles and pericranium of the forehead. It branches from the ophthalmic artery near the trochlea of the superior
Supratrochlear_artery
Fictional serial killer and Internet meme
Taylor sustained approximately 60 stab wounds before being shot in the forehead. Jeff the Killer's concept was created by Jeff Case from Auburndale, Florida
Jeff_the_Killer
Human facial birthmark
face, most often appearing on the white of the eye. It also occurs on the forehead, nose, cheek, periorbital region, and temple. It was first reported by
Nevus_of_Ota
American actor (born 1943)
ice cream headache. It's going to hurt real bad, right here, [touches forehead] for eight, nine seconds."). His character in A View to a Kill was parodied
Christopher_Walken
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. A unicorn is a mythical horse-like creature, with a horn on its forehead. Unicorn may also refer to: Unicorn (Marvel Comics), a supervillain Unicorn
Unicorn_(disambiguation)
Wish-fulfilling mythical jewel within Dharmic traditions
Vishnu as the Kaustubha Mani or as on the forehead of the Naga king called as Naga Mani, or on the forehead of the Makara.[citation needed] The Yoga Vasistha
Cintamani
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Velafrons (meaning "sailed forehead") is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico. It is known from a mostly complete
Velafrons
Medical condition
nonpitting edema found on the areas involved, those mainly being the forehead, glabella, upper eyelids, nose, and/or cheeks. Persistent edema of rosacea
Persistent_edema_of_rosacea
Yōkai
the appearance of a bald-headed child with one eye in the center of its forehead similar to a cyclops. They generally do not cause any injury, are said
Hitotsume-kozō
Muscle covering parts of the skull
muscle (from Latin 'frontal muscle') is a muscle which covers parts of the forehead of the skull. Some sources consider the frontalis muscle to be a distinct
Frontalis_muscle
Painting by Auguste Toulmouche
left in a blue-grey satin gown with a patterned shawl bends to kiss her forehead, while the woman to the right in burnt orange velvet gown is crouching
The_Reluctant_Bride
Genetic disorder
affects many parts of the body. Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks. Mild to moderate intellectual
Williams_syndrome
Large semicircular head covering framing the face; alternatively, a brimless hat or cap
Other features associated with bonnets as opposed to hats are that the forehead is not covered, but the back of the head often is. The outdoor headgear
Bonnet_(headgear)
Football helmet
two-toned painted design that typically has sharp outward curves over the forehead forming a wing. It is worn by many high school and college American football
Winged_football_helmet
Broad term for specialties that focus on altering cosmetic appearance
practices can be seen as early as 2000 years ago, in India, where the 'forehead flap' was used to reconstruct the noses and faces of soldiers injured in
Aesthetic_medicine
Colloquial term
a 2001 episode of Friends, when the character Joey Tribbiani wiped his forehead and said, "Here come the meat sweats" after eating an entire turkey during
Meat_sweats
Medical condition
Joffroy's sign is a clinical sign in which there is a lack of wrinkling of the forehead when a patient looks up with the head bent forwards. It occurs in patients
Joffroy's_sign
Fictional character
Tepegoz or Tepegöz is a legendary creature who has only one eye on his forehead – a kind of cyclops. He is an ogre that appears in the Book of Dede Korkut
Tepegöz
American enslaved man
"VBM" (the initials of his owner, Volsey B. Marmillion) branded on his forehead, wearing a punishment collar, and posing with other equipment used to punish
Wilson_Chinn
Surgical procedure to enhance or reconstruct a human nose
manipulation of the caudal septum, where it originates and projects from the forehead. In 1934, Aurel Rethi introduced the open rhinoplasty approach featuring
Rhinoplasty
Medical condition
feature in which the frontal hairline which defines the top and sides of the forehead is unusually high. This can mean that either the distance between the trichion
High_anterior_hairline
Species of bird
well-marked black and white bars on the flanks and a black band running from the forehead across the eye down the head to form a necklace that encloses a white throat
Chukar_partridge
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
by the presence of a ferronnière, a type of accessory worn across the forehead, in the painting as well. Although the model of the painting La Belle Ferronnière
La_Belle_Ferronnière
Chilean footballer (born 1957)
70-minute mark of the match, Rojas fell to the pitch writhing and holding his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosenery Mello
Roberto_Rojas
Specially prepared human head
prognathism, facial distortion, and shrinkage of the lateral sides of the forehead; these are artifacts of the shrinking process. Among the Shuar, the reduction
Shrunken_head
Northern Cheyenne warrior
(also called White Buffalo Shaking off the Dust) and Eagle Feather on the Forehead. He had three brothers (the two elder ones being Strong Wind Blowing and
Wooden_Leg
Legendary species of small animal in South American folklore
in 1680 a flying dragon had been slain which carried a carbuncle on its forehead. Feijóo considered this a concocted old wives' tale or fable, but knows
Carbuncle (legendary creature)
Carbuncle_(legendary_creature)
Device used for stunning animals before slaughter
captive bolt pistol is intended to deliver a single, powerful strike to the forehead of an animal in order to quickly induce unconsciousness by either inducing
Captive_bolt_pistol
FOREHEAD
FOREHEAD
Girl/Female
Muslim
Of radiant forehead
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindiya | பிஂதியா
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Bindiya | பிஂதியா
Boy/Male
Tamil
Auspicious symbol in the forehead
Girl/Female
Indian
Forehead, Intelligence
Boy/Male
Sikh
Ardent, Longing, Forehead
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ardent, Longing, Forehead
Girl/Female
Tamil
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Boy/Male
Tamil
Spot of vermillion, Sandal wood paste on forehead
Girl/Female
Indian
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Girl/Female
Indian
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fortune, The golden lotus on the forehead, Vishnu from which the godess Sri orginated
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lalataksha | லாலாதகà¯à®·à®¾
One who has An eye in the forehead
Lalataksha | லாலாதகà¯à®·à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Forehead, Intelligence
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindhiya | பிநà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¾
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Bindhiya | பிநà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
There is no ending. ne-no tal-ending, The forehead
Girl/Female
Hindu
There is no ending. ne-no tal-ending, The forehead
Girl/Female
Indian
A dot on the forehead. the one which indian women who put down the same in between two eyebrows, Drop, Point
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has An eye in the forehead
Girl/Female
Indian
Forehead, Intelligence
Girl/Female
Tamil
There is no ending. ne-no tal-ending, The forehead
FOREHEAD
FOREHEAD
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Similar to Carleton; From the Farmer's Land; From Charles Dwelling
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Power of Five Pandava
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
May World
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Shakespearean Welsh
A murderer.
Boy/Male
Irish Scottish
War. Lively. Aggressive. An Irish surname that has only been used as a first name (either...
Male
Welsh
Old Welsh form of Greek Eugenios, EUGEIN means "well born."
Girl/Female
Indian
A small indication one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rishabhapriya | ரீஷாபாபà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chitrakoot Samashraya | சிதà¯à®°à®•ூட ஸமாஂஷà¯à®°à®¾à®¯à®¾
Creating chitrakoots beauty in the panchvati forest
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend of Allah
FOREHEAD
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n.
A white spot on the forehead of a horse.
n.
A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
n.
A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.
n.
A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead.
n.
The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead.
n.
A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also much used adjectively.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead.
a.
Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture.
n.
Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person.
n.
A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle.
n.
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
n.
A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and sinpae.
n.
The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
n.
A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou, sapajou, and sai.
n.
A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead.
n.
The space, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.
n.
A strap placed across a man's forehead to assist him in carrying a pack on his back.
n.
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.