eyebrow
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eyebrow¹
- /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).
noun eyebrows · eye brow · eye-brow · eyebrown
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The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
Similar: brow, supercilium, vallum
- A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
- A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
verb eyebrows · eyebrowing · eyebrowed · eye brow · eye-brow
- To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
- To signal with one's eyebrows. Rodas watched Tinker disappear through the door before eyebrowing a question at Barrow. Barrow gestured at him to stay put. Rodas settled back.
Eyebrow²
proper noun
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brow, supercilium, visor, overbrow, supercilia, browridge, browbone, orbital ridge, brow ridge, supraorbital, eyelash, ophryon, ethmoid bone, eye-pit, suborbital, eyesocket
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noun hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
| Español | ceja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눈썹 nunsseop |
| 日本語 | まゆ mayu, 眉 mayu, まゆ毛 mayuge, 眉毛 mayuge |
| 中文 | 眉毛 méimáo, 眼眉 yǎnméi |
| हिन्दी | भौंह bha͠uh |
| Português | sobrancelha |
| Français | sourcil |
| Deutsch | Braue, Augenbraue |
| Italiano | sopracciglio |
| Ελληνικά | φρύδι frýdi |
| Română | sprânceană, arcadă |
| Русский | бровь brovʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lông mày |
| العربية | حَاجِب ḥājib |
| עברית | גַּבָּה gaba |
Talk about this word "eyebrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eyebrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eyebrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eyebrow "eyebrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eyebrow.Cite this
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title = {eyebrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eyebrow},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
