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super-cilium

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  • superciliousness — su·per·cil·i·ous (so͞o′pər sĭl’ē əs) adj. ▸ Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at ARROGANT(Cf. ↑arrogant). ╂ [Latin superciliōsus, from supercilium, eyebrow, pride : super , super + cilium, lower eyelid; see kel 1.]… …   Word Histories

  • supercilious — 1520s, from L. superciliosus haughty, arrogant, from supercilium haughty demeanor, pride, lit. eyebrow (via notion of raising the eyebrow to express haughtiness), from super above (see SUPER (Cf. super )) + cilium eyelid, related to celare to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • supercilium — /sooh peuhr sil ee euhm/, n., pl. supercilia / sil ee euh/. Archit. 1. the fillet above the cyma of a cornice. 2. (on an Attic base) either of the fillets above and below the scotia. [1555 65; < L: eyebrow, haughtiness, equiv. to super SUPER +… …   Universalium

  • superciliary — su•per•cil•i•ar•y [[t]ˌsu pərˈsɪl iˌɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of or pertaining to the eyebrow 2) anat. zool. having a marking over the eye, as certain birds 3) anat. situated on the frontal bone at the level of the eyebrow • Etymology: 1725–35;… …   From formal English to slang

  • supercilious — adjective Etymology: Latin superciliosus, from supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, from super + cilium eyelid (akin to celare to hide) more at hell Date: 1614 coolly and patronizingly haughty < reacted to their breach of etiquette with a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supercilij — supèrcīlīj (supercȋlīj) m DEFINICIJA anat. parna izbočenja u obliku luka smještena poviše orbite, kožni dio obrastao dlakama; obrve ETIMOLOGIJA lat. supercilium ≃ super + cilium: trepavica …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • superciliary — adj. Anat. of or concerning the eyebrow; over the eye. Etymology: L supercilium eyebrow (as SUPER , cilium eyelid) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sourcil — [ sursi ] n. m. • XIIIe; sorcil 1160; lat. supercilium ♦ Saillie arquée, garnie de poils, au dessus de l orbite; ces poils. Sourcils broussailleux, épilés. « les arcs parfaits de deux sourcils » (Vigny). Froncer les sourcils. ● sourcil nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • supercilious — [16] The etymological notion underlying supercilious is of raising the ‘eyebrows’ as a sign of haughty disdain. It comes from Latin superciliōsus, a derivative of supercilium ‘eyebrow’, hence ‘haughtiness’. This was a compound noun formed from… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • supercilious — [16] The etymological notion underlying supercilious is of raising the ‘eyebrows’ as a sign of haughty disdain. It comes from Latin superciliōsus, a derivative of supercilium ‘eyebrow’, hence ‘haughtiness’. This was a compound noun formed from… …   Word origins

  • Bryozoa — Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Recent[1] …   Wikipedia

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