单词 | superciliary |
释义 | superciliaryadj.n. A. adj. 1. Anatomy and Anthropology. Of or relating to the region of the eyebrow; supraorbital. Now rare except in superciliary arch n. at Compounds, superciliary ridge n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [adjective] > socket of eye orbital?1541 orbitary1703 superciliary1704 orbitar1726 suborbitary1733 infra-orbitar1741 supraorbital1767 supraorbitar1775 supra-orbitary1794 suborbitar1797 suborbital1803 infra-orbital1806 infra-orbitary1822 lachrymonasal1837 interorbital1852 preorbital1852 transorbital1852 orbitosphenoid1854 exorbital1876 periorbital1890 1704 J. Davis tr. J.-B. Verduc Treat. Parts Humane Body 226 One, whereof, is called the Ophthalmick..which passing thro' the superciliary Hole [Fr. le trou surcilier] of..the Eye, turneth to flesh in the Skin of the Forehead. 1732 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones (ed. 2) ii. 86 The superciliary Foramina,..often instead of a Hole, a Notch only is to be seen. 1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 667 The Supra-orbitar or Superciliary Artery... Arrived at the base of the orbit.., it issues from that cavity by the superciliary notch. 1873 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 2 408 (note) In some ancient Mexican monuments the cranium retreats above the superciliary crests. 1979 Current Anthropol. 20 23/2 The broad frontal, projecting glabella, and rugged superciliary eminences also invited comparison with Florisbad. 2. Zoology. Of a marking, scale, etc., esp. in a bird or reptile: situated over the eye, esp. in a position resembling that of an eyebrow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having markings above the eye supercilious1782 superciliary1819 the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having particular colour eyes > having colour round eyes white-eyed1607 red-eyed1671 white-browed1740 supercilious1782 superciliary1819 1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. 408 The sides of the head are dusky, and a dash of the same..descends in a band towards the under part of the neck, separating the variegated superciliary line from the rest of the neck. 1888 P. L. Sclater & W. H. Hudson Argentine Ornithol. I. 51 Above grey, slight superciliary mark whitish. 1949 Herpetologica 5 63 Two frontal and one nearly equal-sided superciliary scale on each side of it. 1987 Wilson Bull. 99 721 At this time, the crown and throat were largely black, with only a broad chestnut superciliary stripe and postocular region. 2002 Jrnl. Field Ornithol. 73 67 The superciliary line and eye ring are Barium Yellow. B. n. Chiefly Zoology. A superciliary structure or part; esp. a superciliary marking in a bird, or any of a series of small scales bordering the orbit in a reptile. Cf. supraciliary n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > socket of eye > parts of or associated with eyebrow1583 meditullium1683 superciliary ridge1726 superciliary arch1733 supraorbital1797 lacrimal1822 suborbital1824 suborbitary1825 suborbitar1828 superciliary1831 eyebrow ridge1837 eye cap1837 orbitosphenoid1847 prefrontal1851 superorbital1854 jugum sphenoidale1887 ungual bone1888 the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > mark over eye supercilium1773 superciliary1890 1831 J. E. Gray Zool. Misc. 65 Helicops..superciliaries small; occipital elongate; upper labial entire. 1890 J. A. Murray Avifauna Brit. India 607 A superciliary on each side from the base of the upper mandible of the same colour. 1936 Auk 53 316 Supraloral streak and superciliaries cinnamon ochraceous instead of white. 1974 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 77 221 One row of small scales and several larger ones separating supraoculars from superciliaries. 2005 Jrnl. Herpetol. 39 541 It is further characterized by..absence of granules between superciliaries and supraoculars. Compounds superciliary arch n. (a) the superior margin of the orbit (rare); (b) a thickened area of the frontal bone located above the superior orbital margin. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > socket of eye > parts of or associated with eyebrow1583 meditullium1683 superciliary ridge1726 superciliary arch1733 supraorbital1797 lacrimal1822 suborbital1824 suborbitary1825 suborbitar1828 superciliary1831 eyebrow ridge1837 eye cap1837 orbitosphenoid1847 prefrontal1851 superorbital1854 jugum sphenoidale1887 ungual bone1888 1733 G. Douglas tr. J. B. Winslow Anat. Expos. Struct. Human Body I. 22 On the Outside [of the Os Frontis] we observe the following Eminences; two superciliary Arches, which form the upper Edge of each Orbit, or the Supercilia. 1813 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Man 57 The superciliary arches scarcely to be perceived. 1908 Man 8 124 The superciliary arches and the glabella are more frequently prominent in the Veddas. 2009 Embalmer Mar. 22/2 The superciliary arches are located on the inferior aspect of the frontal bone. superciliary ridge n. = superciliary arch n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > socket of eye > parts of or associated with eyebrow1583 meditullium1683 superciliary ridge1726 superciliary arch1733 supraorbital1797 lacrimal1822 suborbital1824 suborbitary1825 suborbitar1828 superciliary1831 eyebrow ridge1837 eye cap1837 orbitosphenoid1847 prefrontal1851 superorbital1854 jugum sphenoidale1887 ungual bone1888 1726 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones ii. 79 The Foramina, or Holes,..of the frontal Bone,..one in each superciliary Ridge [etc.]. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xix. 316 The superciliary ridge is generally more strongly marked in man than in woman. 1939 Biometrika 31 162 Horizontal circumference measured through the ophryon and directly above the superciliary ridges. 2005 Mammalian Species No. 774. 1/1 Skull is large flat, and smoothly rounded, with elongated rostrum and no supraorbital or superciliary ridges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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