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noun
The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
The region of the eyebrows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: classical
Topics: architecture
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noun
The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: classical
Topics: architecture
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noun
Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, rare
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noun
the arch of hair above each eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: eyebrow, brow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hair
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Latin cilium Latin superciliumbor. English supercilium Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
