brow
[ brou ]
/ braʊ /
noun
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of brow
before 1000; Middle English browe,Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn,Sanskrit bhrūs
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brow
brows , browseWords nearby brow
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British Dictionary definitions for brow
brow
/ (braʊ) /
noun
the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead
short for eyebrow
the expression of the face; countenancea troubled brow
the top of a mine shaft; pithead
the jutting top of a hill, etc
Northern English dialect a steep slope on a road
Word Origin for brow
Old English brū; related to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis, Greek ophrus, Sanskrit bhrūs
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Medical definitions for brow
brow
[ brou ]
n.
The eyebrow.
forehead
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Idioms and Phrases with brow
brow
see by the sweat of one's brow; cause raised eyebrows.
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