Brow

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brow \Brow\, v. t.
     To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.]
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           Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts
           That brow this bottom glade.             --Milton.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brow \Brow\ (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to
     AS. br[=ae]w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw,
     Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav.
     br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor.
     abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr[=u]. Cf. {Bray} a bank,
     {Bridge}.]
     1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that
        covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
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              And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
              With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill.
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     2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the
        eyebrow.
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              'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
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              Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak.
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     4. The general air of the countenance.
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              To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton.
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              He told them with a masterly brow.    --Milton.
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     5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as,
        the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
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     {To bend the brow}, {To knit the brows}, to frown; to scowl.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brow
       n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: {forehead}]
       2: the arch of hair above each eye [syn: {eyebrow}, {supercilium}]
       3: the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant
          hills" [syn: {hilltop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  117 Moby Thesaurus words for "brow":
     acme, air, apex, apogee, bank, bean, bearing, board, border,
     bordure, brim, brink, cap, carriage, cast, cast of countenance,
     cilia, climax, cloud nine, coast, color, complexion, countenance,
     crest, crown, culmen, culmination, demeanor, dome, edge,
     extreme limit, extremity, face, facial appearance, favor,
     featheredge, feature, features, flange, forehead, frame, fringe,
     front, garb, guise, head, headpiece, heaven, heavens, height, hem,
     high noon, highest pitch, highest point, labellum, labium, labrum,
     ledge, limb, limbus, limit, lineaments, lines, lip, list, looks,
     marge, margin, maximum, meridian, mien, mountaintop, ne plus ultra,
     no place higher, noddle, noggin, noodle, noon, pate, peak,
     physiognomy, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, poll, port, posture,
     presence, ragged edge, ridge, rim, sconce, selvage, seventh heaven,
     shore, side, sideline, skirt, sky, spire, stance, summit, tip,
     tip-top, top, traits, turn, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost,
     utmost, verge, vertex, very top, visage, zenith