supercilium

[ soo-per-sil-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌsu pərˈsɪl i əm /

noun, plural su·per·cil·i·a [soo-per-sil-ee-uh] /ˌsu pərˈsɪl i ə/. Architecture.

the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
(on an Attic base) either of the fillets above and below the scotia.

Origin of supercilium

1555–65; < Latin: eyebrow, haughtiness, equivalent to super- super- + -cilium eyelid, akin to cēlāre to conceal, English hull1, Greek kaliá hut, shrine; cf. -ium

Words nearby supercilium

superchurch, superciliary, superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supercilious, supercilium, supercity, superclass, supercluster, supercoil, supercollider

Example sentences from the Web for supercilia

  • All the pent-up gall of years against the supercilia of the class from which she sprang surged in that moment to his lips.

    The Trampling of the Lilies |Rafael Sabatini

  • As we have seen, the Roman 'Agrimensores' called these slopes or terraces 'supercilia.'

    The English Village Community |Frederic Seebohm

Medical definitions for supercilia

supercilium
[ sōō′pər-sĭl′ē-əm ]

n. pl. su•per•cil•i•a (-ē-ə)

The eyebrow.
An individual hair of the eyebrow.