brow

American  

[brou] / braʊ /

noun

1. Anatomy. the ridge over the eye.

2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow.

3. the forehead.

   He wore his hat low over his brow.

4. a person's countenance or mien.

5. the edge of a steep place.

   She looked down over the brow of the hill.

6. gangplank.

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brow British  

/ braʊ /

noun

1. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead

2. short for eyebrow

3. the expression of the face; countenance

   a troubled brow

4. the top of a mine shaft; pithead

5. the jutting top of a hill, etc

6. dialect a steep slope on a road

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brow Idioms  

1. see by the sweat of one's brow; cause raised eyebrows.

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Etymology

Origin of brow

before 1000; Middle English browe, Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn, Sanskrit bhrūs

Example Sentences

Dad stands and presses his palm against my brow.

From Literature

He saw her brow crease and heard her quick indrawn breath of irritation.

From Literature

“You have to be part of the real world, Danny,” his foster father said, deep lines crinkling his freckled brow.

From Literature

I made my brow furrow and my eyes big just like hers so she’d know I was serious, too.

From Literature

Mr. Palmer wiped the sweat from his brow.

From Literature

Related Words

• eyebrow