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brow

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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

/ ��ʊ /

noun

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 top of a mine shaft; pithead
the jutting top of a hill, etc
dialect.
a steep slope on a road

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of brow¹

before 1000; Middle English browe, Old English ��ū; akin to Old Norse ��ū��, Sanskrit ��ū��

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of brow¹

Old English ��ū ; related to Old Norse ��ūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis , Greek ophrus , Sanskrit ��ū��

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Idioms and Phrases

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

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The 44-year-old is an effusive storyteller who delights in the details as she grins broadly or furrows her brow in thought.

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He went under anesthesia 13 times in six months, required monthly breathing treatments that made him spit gray foam, and lost most of the brow and all the lashes around the affected eye.

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The summit in London was an attempt by the prime minister both to calm diplomatic brows and stiffen diplomatic sinews.

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Made of white Carrara marble, it depicts the pontiff in his later years, stooping and clutching a crucifix, his brow furrowed in pain.

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“Like, that’s the top of my brow there. So if they’re not into that, if I’m scaring people off with that, then I’m not meant for this world.”

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