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brow  (brou)
n.
1.
a. The superciliary ridge over the eyes.
b. The eyebrow.
c. The forehead.
2. A facial expression; countenance: "Speak you this with a sad brow?" (Shakespeare).
3. The projecting upper edge of a steep place: the brow of a hill.

[Middle English, from Old English br; see bhr- in Indo-European roots.]

brow [braʊ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) short for eyebrow
3. the expression of the face; countenance a troubled brow
4. (Mining & Quarrying) the top of a mine shaft; pithead
5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the jutting top of a hill, etc
6. Northern English dialect a steep slope on a road
[Old English brū; related to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis, Greek ophrus, Sanskrit bhrūs]

Brow a collection of scholars—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.browbrow - the part of the face above the eyes
face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
crinion, trichion - point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead
2.browbrow - the arch of hair above each eye      
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
venae palpebrales - veins of the eyelids
face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
3.browbrow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

brow
noun
1. forehead, temple She wrinkled her brow inquisitively.
2. top, summit, peak, edge, tip, crown, verge, brink, rim, crest, brim He climbed to the brow of the hill. top
Translations
brow [braʊ] N
1. (= forehead) → frente f (also eyebrow) → ceja f
see also knit
2. [of hill] → cumbre f, cima f; [of cliff] → borde m

brow [ˈbraʊ] n
(= forehead) → front m
(= eyebrow) → sourcil m
[hill] → sommet m

brow
n
(= eyebrow)Braue f
(= forehead)Stirn f
(of hill)(Berg)kuppe f

brow [braʊ] n (forehead) → fronte f; (old) (eyebrow) → sopracciglio; (of hill) → cima; (on road) → dosso
brow [braʊ] n (forehead) → fronte f; (old) (eyebrow) → sopracciglio; (of hill) → cima; (on road) → dosso

brow
n brow [brau]
1 the eyebrow huge, bushy brows. wenkbrou حاجِبُ (العين) вежда obočí øjenbryn die Braue φρύδι ceja kulm ابرو kulmakarvat sourcil גַבָּה भौं obrva szemöldök alis sopracciglio まゆ毛 눈썹 antakis uzacs bulu mata wenkbrauw (øyen)bryn brew sobrolho sprânceană бровь obočie obrv obrva ögonbryn คิ้ว kaş 眉毛 брова بھو ، بھویں lông mày
2 the forehead. voorkop جَبين чело čelo pande die Stirn μέτωπο frente otsaesine پیشانی otsa front מֶצַח ललाट čelo homlok dahi fronte 이마 kakta piere dahi voorhoofd panne czoło fronte frunte лоб čelo čelo čelo panna หน้าผาก alın лоб, чоло پیشانی ، جبین trán
3 the top (of a hill) over the brow of the hill. kruin حَرْفُ الجَبَل връх на хълм vrchol bakkekam die (Berg-)kuppe κορυφή (λόφου) cresta (künka)hari نوک؛ بالای huippu sommet ראש הַגִבְעָה पहाड़ का शिखर obronak hegyorom cima 崖っぷち 산기슭 ketera (kraujas) mala dahi bukit kruin bakkekam szczyt cume vârf выступ vrchol vrh vrh krön ยอด (เขา) sırt, yamaç 山頂 виступ پہاڑی کی چوٹی đỉnh (đồi)


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