beetle-browed

[ beet-l-broud ]

/ ˈbit lˌbraʊd /

adjective

having heavy projecting eyebrows.

scowling or sullen.

Origin of beetle-browed

1325–75; Middle English bitel-browed, probably with bitel sharp(-edged), Old English *bitel (see beetle¹); see brow, -ed³

Words nearby beetle-browed

beetfly, Beethoven, Beethoven, Ludwig van, beetle, beet leafhopper, beetle-browed, beetlebung, beetle drive, beetlehead, beetleweed, Beeton

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Example sentences from the Web for beetle-browed

And of all other women lean, hollow-eyed, old, beetle-browed women (saith he) are the most infectious.
The Superstitions of Witchcraft|Howard Williams
I found it without difficulty—a long, low-fronted, beetle-browed farmhouse, lying back a meadow's length from the road.
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest|Amelia B. Edwards
Another was a black-bearded, beetle-browed, hang-dog looking rascal.
The Pacha of Many Tales|Frederick Marryat
Tom Tozer was a bull-necked, beetle-browed fellow, the expression of whose face was eloquent with acknowledged roguery.
Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope

The rumbustious ogre has a hitherto undescribed, but quite imaginable, gap-toothed, beetle-browed ogress of a wife.
Jaffery|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for beetle-browed

beetle-browed

adjective

having bushy or overhanging eyebrows

sullen in appearance; scowling

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单词	beetle-browed
释义	beetle-browed [ beet-l-broud ] / ˈbit lˌbraʊd / adjective having heavy projecting eyebrows. scowling or sullen. Origin of beetle-browed 1325–75; Middle English bitel-browed, probably with bitel sharp(-edged), Old English *bitel (see beetle¹); see brow, -ed³ Words nearby beetle-browed beetfly, Beethoven, Beethoven, Ludwig van, beetle, beet leafhopper, beetle-browed, beetlebung, beetle drive, beetlehead, beetleweed, Beeton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beetle-browed And of all other women lean, hollow-eyed, old, beetle-browed women (saith he) are the most infectious. The Superstitions of Witchcraft\|Howard Williams I found it without difficulty—a long, low-fronted, beetle-browed farmhouse, lying back a meadow's length from the road. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest\|Amelia B. Edwards Another was a black-bearded, beetle-browed, hang-dog looking rascal. The Pacha of Many Tales\|Frederick Marryat Tom Tozer was a bull-necked, beetle-browed fellow, the expression of whose face was eloquent with acknowledged roguery. Framley Parsonage\|Anthony Trollope The rumbustious ogre has a hitherto undescribed, but quite imaginable, gap-toothed, beetle-browed ogress of a wife. Jaffery\|William J. Locke British Dictionary definitions for beetle-browed beetle-browed adjective having bushy or overhanging eyebrows sullen in appearance; scowling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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