eyebrow
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English[edit]

long eyebrows on a Chinese man
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eyebrow (plural eyebrows)
- The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
- (construction) A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
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Translations[edit]
hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
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References[edit]
eyebrow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eyebrows on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons