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  • browed
    browed
    adjective
    having a brow of a specified kind (usually used in combination).
  • -browed
    -browed
    adjective
    (in combination) having a brow or brows as specified

browed

American  
[braud] / braʊd /

adjective

  1. having a brow of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

    a shaggy-browed brute.


-browed British  

adjective

  1. (in combination) having a brow or brows as specified

    dark-browed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of browed

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at brow, -ed 3


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Another knock was that these Broiler mushrooms required continuous monitoring to catch them before they went from beautifully browed to blackened.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2021

Instead, the Dmanisi individuals were short, long-armed, small-brained and thin browed.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2013

The white-haired bushy browed geologist, who immigrated to South Africa more than 50 years ago, packs a pickax, a few other tools, and some tea when he heads out to rocky bush country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2013

Squirrel cheeked and beetle browed, with rounded shoulders and a scratchy voice, he is a virtuoso of exasperation, a maestro of disappointment, an intrepid navigator through squalls of frustration and failure.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2011

A black browed chap who gave the name of Wyckoff, and who said that he wouldn't have anyone fooling around the Spanish Chest but those who rightfully should share the treasure.

From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson

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