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Webster 1913 Edition
Brow
Brow
(brou)
, Noun.
1.
The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
And his arched
With solemn proof proclaims him wise.
brow
, pulled o’er his eyes,With solemn proof proclaims him wise.
Churchill.
2.
The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
'T is not your inky
brows
, your brack silk hair. Shakespeare
3.
The forehead;
as, a feverish
. brow
Beads of sweat have stood upon thy
brow
. Shakespeare
4.
The general air of the countenance.
To whom thus Satan with contemptuous
brow
. Milton.
He told them with a masterly
brow
. Milton.
5.
The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place;
as, the
. brow
of a precipice; the brow
of a hillTo bend the brow
, To knit the brows
to frown; to scowl.
Brow
,Verb.
T.
To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
[R.]
Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts
That
That
brow
this bottom glade. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brow
BROW
,Noun.
1.
The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and elevate it in joy or surprise. Hence, to know the brows, is to frown.2.
The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow.3.
The forehead. Hence, the general air of the countenance.4.
The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as the brow of a hill.5.
A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field.BROW
,Verb.
T.