eyebrow

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ//

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

noun

1
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
2
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.
3
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

Etymology

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”).

verb

1
To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
2
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.

Forms

plural: eyebrows
past tense: eyebrowed
past participle: eyebrowed
present participle: eyebrowing
third person singular: eyebrows

eye · An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings…Eye · A place name: A large village and civil parish in the City of…eyeball · The ball of the eye.

eyebrow · The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

Eyebrow · A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.eyesight · Vision or the faculty of sight.eyewitness · Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.

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