Semantics

forehead
Большой лоб Николая Ивановича был весь в морщинах. Nikolai Ivanovich's large forehead was all wrinkled.
brow
У Николая Ивановича был лоб мыслителя. Nikolai Ivanovich had a thinker's brow.
This entry is concerned with the use of the word лоб to refer to human and animal foreheads; special notes are provided when animal foreheads require specific expressions. Some of the expressions normally used to refer to human foreheads may be also used to refer to foreheads of animals, especially domestic animals and pets. Common sense will dictate which of the expressions can or cannot be used to refer to animals or humans.