eyebrow; forehead; edge of a hill or cliff
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Brow Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brow Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
(n.)
The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
(n.)
The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
(n.)
The general air of the countenance.
The general air of the countenance.
(n.)
The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
(n.)
The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
brow
\brow\ (&?;), n. [oe. browe, bruwe, as. br&?;; akin to as. br&?;w, bre?w, eyelid, ofries. brē, d. braauw, icel. brā, br&?;n, ohg. prāwa, g. braue, oslav. br&?;v&?;, russ. brove, ir. brai, ir. & gael. abhra, armor. abrant, gr. &?;, skr. bhr&?;. cf. bray a bank, bridge.]
1. the prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. and his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes, with solemn proof proclaims him wise. hurchill.
2. the hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. 't is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair.
3. the forehead; as, a feverish brow. beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow.
4. the general air of the countenance. to whom thus satan with contemptuous brow. he told them with a masterly brow.
5. the edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
similar words(2)
beetle brow
to bend the brow
Ael = n. a jut out; a brow
Ffrin = n. the brow of a cliff
Ffring = n. a brow, a ledge
Ysgaffell = n. ledge, rim, brow
Noun
1. the part of the face above the eyes
(synonym) forehead
(hypernym) feature, lineament
(part-holonym) face, human face
(part-meronym) trichion, crinion
2. the arch of hair above each eye
(synonym) eyebrow, supercilium
(hypernym) hair
(part-holonym) face, human face
(part-meronym) venae palpebrales
3. the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
(synonym) hilltop
(hypernym) peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
Brow Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Brow Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brow may refer to:
- Eyebrow, an area of thick, delicate hairs above the eye
- Forehead, the fore part of the human head
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Brow Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
A small curved angle or flanged plate fitted on the outside of the shell of a ship over an air port to prevent water running down the ship's side from entering the open port.
