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English

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Longeyebrows on a Chinese man
Twoeyebrow dormers
Aneyebrow window

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisheȝebreu, alteration ofOld Englishēaganbrū(“eyebrow”), equivalent toeye +‎brow. The corresponding Old Englishēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutchoogbrauw(“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), GermanAugenbraue(“eyebrow”).

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Noun

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eyebrow (pluraleyebrows)

  2. Thehair that grows over thebone ridge above theeye socket.
  3. (construction) Adormer, 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.
  4. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

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Translations

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hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket

Verb

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eyebrow (third-person singular simple presenteyebrows,present participleeyebrowing,simple past and past participleeyebrowed)

  1. (intransitive) Tobuild up waste fibres in aroller machine.
  2. (transitive) Tosignal with one's eyebrows.
    • 2015, Kathy Reichs,Bones Never Lie, page23:
      Rodas watched Tinker disappear through the door beforeeyebrowing a question at Barrow. Barrow gestured at him to stay put. Rodas settled back.

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