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browed

American  
[broud] / braʊd /

adjective

  1. having a brow of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

    a shaggy-browed brute.


-browed British  

adjective

  1. (in combination) having a brow or brows as specified

    dark-browed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Another knock was that these Broiler mushrooms required continuous monitoring to catch them before they went from beautifully browed to blackened.

From Salon

If you were to go in search of a prime example of the genus “writer”, Colm Toíbín would have strong claims as exhibit A. There’s the face to begin with: meaty, heavy browed, quick-eyed, both grave and wickedly animated, the head and neck invariably rising, as today, out of a white shirt and a black coat.

From The Guardian

"The raised browed stare implies an almost school teacher-ish level of disapproval."

From BBC

Instead, the Dmanisi individuals were short, long-armed, small-brained and thin browed.

From BBC