brow
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhreu 'brow' (cf. Middle Irish brúad, Tocharian B pärwāne ‘eyebrows’, Lithuanian bruvìs, Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrus), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū)).
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[edit] Noun
brow (plural brows)
- the ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow
- the first tine of an antler's beam
- forehead
- the projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill
- (nautical) the gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay
- (nautical) the hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp
[edit] Translations
the ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow
forehead
the projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill
the gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay
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the hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp
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