also: ぬかがみ
noun
forelock; hair on the forehead
Refers to the hair growing on the forehead, often the bangs or the hairline area. The reading ひたいがみ is standard; ぬかがみ is rare.
彼女は額髪をかき上げた。
She brushed up her forelock.
額髪が目にかかっている。
My bangs are hanging over my eyes.
前髪 is the common word for bangs or fringe, while 額髪 is a more specific or literary term for the hair on the forehead.
Compound of 額 (ひたい, forehead) and 髪 (かみ, hair). The reading ぬかがみ uses the older reading ぬか for 額.