browed
adjective
having a brow of a specified kind (usually used in combination).
browed
American
[broud]
/ braʊd /
adjective
-browed
British
adjective
Etymology
Origin of browed
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at brow, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Another knock was that these Broiler mushrooms required continuous monitoring to catch them before they went from beautifully browed to blackened.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2021
"The raised browed stare implies an almost school teacher-ish level of disapproval."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2014
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
Strong, tawny faces, some, and some are fair, And some are marked with age's latest prime, And, seer-like, browed and aureoled with hair As hoar as winter-time.
From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by Riley, James Whitcomb
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