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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brow /braʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe forehead;
the area or ridge over the eye:Her brow was wrinkled as she concentrated on the problem.See knit one's brows under knit. - the hair growing on the ridge;
eyebrow. - the edge of a steep place: the brow of a hill.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brow (brou),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe ridge over the eye.
- the hair growing on that ridge;
eyebrow. - the forehead:He wore his hat low over his brow.
- a person's countenance or mien.
- the edge of a steep place:She looked down over the brow of the hill.
- Naval Termsgangplank.
- bef. 1000; Middle English browe, Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn, Sanskrit bhrūs
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brow /braʊ/ n - the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead
- short for eyebrow
- the expression of the face; countenance: a troubled brow
- the jutting top of a hill, etc
Etymology: Old English brū; related to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis, Greek ophrus, Sanskrit bhrūs |