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1 bry
bry Grammatical information: f. ū Proto-Slavic meaning: `eyebrow'Page in Trubačev: III 63-64Old Church Slavic:Russian:Czech:Old Czech:Slovak:Polish:Serbo-Croatian:bȓv (13th c.) `eyelid' [f i]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: bruʔsLithuanian:bruvìs (dial.) `eyebrow' [f i];brùvė `eyebrow' [f ē]Indo-European reconstruction: h₃bʰruH-sIE meaning: eyebrowCertainty: +Page in Pokorny: 172Other cognates:Skt. bhrūḥ [f] `eyebrow';Gk. ὀφρυ̃ς `eyebrow' [f]; -
2 obrv
brow, eyebrow
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eyebrow — [ī′brou΄] n. [ME eiebrou: see EYE + BROW] 1. the bony arch over each eye 2. the arch of hair growing on this raise an eyebrow or lift an eyebrow to appear or feel skeptical, surprised, mildly scandalized, etc … English World dictionary
eyebrow — ► NOUN ▪ the strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person s eye socket. ● raise one s eyebrows (or an eyebrow) Cf. ↑raise one s eyebrows … English terms dictionary
eyebrow — eye brow , n. The brow or hairy arch above the eye. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyebrow — (n.) also eye brow, early 15c., from EYE (Cf. eye) (n.) + BROW (Cf. brow) (O.E. eagbræw meant eyelid ) … Etymology dictionary
Eyebrow — This article is about an anatomical feature found in mammals. For the plumage feature found in birds, see Supercilium. For other uses, see Eyebrow (disambiguation). Eyebrow A man s unmodified eyebrow and eye Latin … Wikipedia
eyebrow — noun ⇨ See also ↑brow ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ thin ▪ bushy, shaggy ▪ plucked, shaped … Collocations dictionary
eyebrow — n. 1) to pluck, tweeze one s eyebrows 2) bushy eyebrows 3) (misc.) to lift, raise an eyebrow ( to express one s surprise ) * * * [ aɪbraʊ] tweeze one s eyebrows raise an eyebrow ( to express one s surprise ) (misc.) to lift bushy eyebrows to… … Combinatory dictionary
eyebrow — [[t]a͟ɪbraʊ[/t]] eyebrows 1) N COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your eyebrows are the lines of hair which grow above your eyes. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised… … English dictionary
eyebrow */*/ — UK [ˈaɪˌbraʊ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eyebrow : singular eyebrow plural eyebrows the line of hair above an eye He has very bushy eyebrows. • raise your eyebrows there were raised eyebrows … English dictionary
eyebrow — noun the strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person s eye socket. Phrases raise one s eyebrows (or an eyebrow) show surprise or mild disapproval … English new terms dictionary
eyebrow — noun (C) 1 the line of hair above your eye 2 raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval: “Really?” she said, raising one eyebrow slightly. 3 be up to your eyebrows in sth spoken to be very busy… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English