eyebrow
substantivoverboatestado nos diálogos
- //ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ//
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
substantivo
- 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.
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
- 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.
Formas
- plural
- eyebrows
- pretérito
- eyebrowed
- particípio passado
- eyebrowed
- gerúndio
- eyebrowing
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- eyebrows
eyebrow · The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
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