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- 1. a person's forehead: "he wiped his brow" Similar
- 2. the summit of a hill or pass: "the cottages were built on the brow of a hill" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : eyebrow. b. : forehead. 2. : the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place. 3. : expression, mien. brow. 2 of 2. noun (2) : gangplank. Examples of brow in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. Nichols, causing all our jaws to drop and his publicist’s brow to furrow, volunteers for the same.
BROW definition: 1. the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes): 2. an eyebrow (= the line of short hairs…. Learn more.
6 meanings: 1. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead 2. → short for eyebrow 3. the expression of the.... Click for more definitions.
Definitions of brow. noun. the part of the face above the eyes. synonyms: forehead. see more. noun. the arch of hair above each eye. synonyms: eyebrow, supercilium. see more. noun. the peak of a hill. “the sun set behind the brow of distant hills” synonyms: hilltop. see more. Pronunciation. US. /braʊ/ UK. /braʊ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Brow."
BROW meaning: 1. the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes): 2. an eyebrow (= the line of short hairs…. Learn more.
Origin of Brow. Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhreu 'brow', *h₃bʰrúHs (cf. Middle Irish brúad, Tocharian B pärwāne ‘eyebrows’, Lithuanian bruvìs, Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrus), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū)). From Wiktionary.
Definition of brow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. Anatomy. the ridge over the eye. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow. the forehead: He wore his hat low over his brow. a person's countenance or mien. the edge of a steep place: She looked down over the brow of the hill. gangplank.
BROW definition: 1. the front part of your head between your eyes and your hair: 2. the top part of a hill or slope. Learn more.
brow /braʊ/ n. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead. short for eyebrow. the expression of the face; countenance: a troubled brow. the jutting top of a hill, etc.
