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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  
[broud] / 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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Bake for 7-10 minutes until fragrant but not browed.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

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

Maddox was a short man with large shoulders; heavy browed, heavy jowled, heavy moustached.

From The Divine Fire by May Sinclair

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