browridge

or brow ridge

[ brou-rij ]

/ ˈbraʊˌrɪdʒ /

noun Anatomy.

the bony prominence above the eye.

Nearby words

brownstone, brownstoner, brownsville, browntail moth, brownwood, browridge, browsable, browse, browser, browser skin, broz

Origin of browridge

First recorded in 1895–1900; brow + ridge

Also called supraorbital ridge, superciliary ridge.

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