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Definition of brow

brow

/braʊ/
brow
Plural:brows
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• noun

1

A person's forehead, especially as an indicator of facial expression or emotion.

Example

"The carpenter paused to wipe the sweat from his brow before measuring the final beam."

2

The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket; an eyebrow.

Example

"She furrowed her brows in concentration as she read through the complex legal contract."

3

The summit or upper edge of a hill, pass, or steep slope.

Example

"As the hikers reached the brow of the hill, the entire valley opened up before them."

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• Nearby Words

brotherly
brothy
brouhaha
brow
browallia
browbeat
browbone

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English brū, meaning 'eyelash, eyelid, or eyebrow', descending from Proto-Indo-European *bhrū- ('eyebrow').

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