eyebrow
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- //ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ//
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
sostantivo
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The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
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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.
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A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
Etimologia
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”).
verbo
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To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
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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.
Forme
- plurale
- eyebrows
- passato
- eyebrowed
- participio passato
- eyebrowed
- participio presente
- eyebrowing
- 3ª persona singolare
- eyebrows
eyebrow · The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
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