brow
[ brou ]
/ braʊ /
noun
Origin of brow
before 1000; Middle English
browe, Old English
brū; akin to Old Norse
brūn, Sanskrit
bhrūs
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British Dictionary definitions for brow
brow
/ (braʊ) /
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
Northern English dialect
a steep slope on a road
Word Origin for brow
Old English
brū; related to Old Norse
brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian
bruvis, Greek
ophrus, Sanskrit
bhrūs
Medical definitions for brow
brow
[ brou ]
n.
The eyebrow.
forehead
Idioms and Phrases with brow
brow
see by the sweat of one's brow; cause raised eyebrows.