top

Old French

noun
Definitions
  • hair on top of one's head, forelock
  • top, highest point
  • tuft of flax placed on distaff
  • top ship

Etymology

Derived from Frankish *topp (summit, tuft of hair, crest, spinning top, top, tuft).

Origin

Frankish

*topp

Gloss

summit, tuft of hair, crest, spinning top, top, tuft

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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