browed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of browed
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; brow, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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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
But the person most associated with Mr. Nichols’s work is Mr. Shannon, the formidably browed star of “Boardwalk Empire” and an Oscar nominee for “Revolutionary Road,” who has appeared in all of Mr. Nichols’s films.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 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
He looks just like he did back there in Mobile when we found that black browed fellow trying to board the Fortuna.
From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
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