| 单词 | to bend the brows |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bend the brows b. to bend the brows: (originally) to arch the eyebrows; (later) to wrinkle or knit the brow; to frown, scowl. Cf. bent adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > eyebrow > [verb (intransitive)] > arch to bend the browsa1350 a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 37 Heo haþ browes bend an heh. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (1865) I. 9 Now men..wolde..whette her tunges and bende hire browes. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 305 He..Bende his bresed broȝeȝ. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 448/2 Thou bendest thy browes upon me as thou woldest eate me. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Suffolk xvii Fortune can both bend and smothe her browe. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. i. 171 Or bende one wrinckle on my soueraignes face. View more context for this quotation] 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §41. 66 Passion will soone manifest it selfe..by bending his browes. 1774 T. Blacklock Graham i. xx In vain that rage which bends thy brow. < as lemmas |
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