browridge

or brow ridge

[ brou-rij ]

/ ˈbraʊˌrɪdʒ /

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noun Anatomy.

the bony prominence above the eye.

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Also called supraorbital ridge, superciliary ridge.

Origin of browridge

First recorded in 1895–1900; brow + ridge

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