monobrown.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)braʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌbraʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, brow n.¹

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + brow n.¹ Compare later monobrowed adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A pair of eyebrows that meet above the nose, giving the appearance of a single eyebrow. Also: a person with eyebrows of this type.In quot. 1968 in a science fiction context, apparently denoting a cosmetically applied representation of a single eyebrow.

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1968 J. Sallis in Orbit 4 245 His penciled monobrow flexed at the middle, pointed down. It was like the one-stroke bird that children are taught to draw; the upper part of a stylized heart.

1987 Playboy Sept. 116/3 You can get rid of the monobrow look in a few seconds. Warm wax is dabbed on the unwanted hair and pulled off before the wax hardens.

1995 Los Angeles Times 3 Jan. b1/2 Bubb swears that she, too, inherited the Grant wave and the mono-brow—right after she got three pints of his bone marrow in a transplant.

2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 11 Feb. It's said she fell for the monosyllabic monobrow when he ignored her on a plane flight to Scotland.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monobrow
释义	monobrown. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)braʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌbraʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, brow n.¹ Etymology: < mono- comb. form + brow n.¹ Compare later monobrowed adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). A pair of eyebrows that meet above the nose, giving the appearance of a single eyebrow. Also: a person with eyebrows of this type.In quot. 1968 in a science fiction context, apparently denoting a cosmetically applied representation of a single eyebrow. ΚΠ 1968 J. Sallis in Orbit 4 245 His penciled monobrow flexed at the middle, pointed down. It was like the one-stroke bird that children are taught to draw; the upper part of a stylized heart. 1987 Playboy Sept. 116/3 You can get rid of the monobrow look in a few seconds. Warm wax is dabbed on the unwanted hair and pulled off before the wax hardens. 1995 Los Angeles Times 3 Jan. b1/2 Bubb swears that she, too, inherited the Grant wave and the mono-brow—right after she got three pints of his bone marrow in a transplant. 2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 11 Feb. It's said she fell for the monosyllabic monobrow when he ignored her on a plane flight to Scotland. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968
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