brow

[ brou ]
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noun
  1. Anatomy. the ridge over the eye.

  2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow.

  1. the forehead: He wore his hat low over his brow.

  2. a person's countenance or mien.

  3. the edge of a steep place: She looked down over the brow of the hill.

Origin of brow

1
before 1000; Middle English browe,Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn,Sanskrit bhrūs

Words that may be confused with brow

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How to use brow in a sentence

  • He thought they looked hard as two blue and shining jewels under their painted brows.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • The Swiss are freemen, and wear the fact unconsciously but palpably on their brows and beaming from their eyes.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • The face of the seated man was lowered, but from under heavy brows his abnormally large eyes regarded her fixedly.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for brow

brow

/ (braʊ) /


noun
  1. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead

  2. short for eyebrow

  1. the expression of the face; countenance: a troubled brow

  2. the top of a mine shaft; pithead

  3. the jutting top of a hill, etc

  4. Northern English dialect a steep slope on a road

Origin of brow

1
Old English brū; related to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis, Greek ophrus, Sanskrit bhrūs

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Other Idioms and Phrases with brow

brow

see by the sweat of one's brow; cause raised eyebrows.

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