supercilium
Americannoun
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the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
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(on an Attic base) either of the fillets above and below the scotia.
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Etymology
Origin of supercilium
1555–65; < Latin: eyebrow, haughtiness, equivalent to super- super- + -cilium eyelid, akin to cēlāre to conceal, English hull 1, Greek kaliá hut, shrine; cf. -ium
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It is neither more nor less than the word "supercilious," which is derived from supercilium, the Latin for "eyebrow," as I heard the Little Schoolma'am tell the children not long ago.
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various
DESCRIPTION.—A more robust and thick-set animal than the two last; deep, woolly, black fur; no white supercilium nor white round the face.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
Yet those who have praised the 85-year-old's acting have found it hard not to mention the follicular assistance he receives from his superior supercilia.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2020
All the pent-up gall of years against the supercilia of the class from which she sprang surged in that moment to his lips.
From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael
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