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

She uses the back of her hand to wipe sweat from her brow.

From Literature

I set the iron down and wipe my brow with my handkerchief, waiting for Tía Zimbul to tell me what to do.

From Literature

“And when you wait outside, don’t speak to a soul,” she was saying over her shoulder as she trotted along, not even a drip of sweat on her brow.

From Literature

It was longer, fuller, the lines along his brow deeper.

From Literature

From the fevered brow of social media comes the tart phrase “aura farming.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• eyebrow