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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.

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

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brow

Noun

1. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead

2. same as eyebrow

3. the jutting top of a hill [Old English brū]

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Brow a collection of scholars—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brow - the part of the face above the eyes forehead 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.	brow - the arch of hair above each eye       eyebrow, supercilium 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.	brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" hilltop 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"

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brow

noun 1. forehead, temple

noun 2. top, summit, peak, edge, tip, crown, verge, brink, rim, crest, brim

Translations

brow [brau] n (= forehead) → frente f [of hill] → cumbre f

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brow [brau] n → front m;

(rare) (gen) (= eyebrow); sourcil m;

(of hill) → sommet m

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brow [brau] n → Stirn f;

(eyebrow) → (Augen)braue f;

(of hill) → (Berg)kuppe f

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brow [brau] n → fronte f;

(rare, gen): eyebrow → sopracciglio; [of hill] → cima

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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 眉毛

2 the forehead. voorkop جَبين чело čelo pande die Stirn μέτωπο frente otsaesine پیشانی otsa front מֶצַח ललाट čelo homlok dahi fronte 額 이마 kakta piere dahi voorhoofd panne czoło fronte frunte лоб čelo čelo čelo panna หน้าผาก alın 額 лоб, чоло پیشانی ، جبین trán 额

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 harja sommet ראש הַגִבְעָה पहाड़ का शिखर obronak hegyorom cima 崖っぷち 벼랑가 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) 山顶