Obs. rare–1. Corruption of TOUR, a fringe of hair worn on the forehead, by association with taurus bull: cf. BULL-HEAD 3, quot. 1688.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, II. 464/2. Women wear Hair … in Taures when the hair on the forehead is curled and standeth out. Ibid. Bull-heads, when the said curled fore-head is much larger than the Taure.
