brow

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noun (1)

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b
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: the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place
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brow

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noun (2)

Examples of brow in a Sentence

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Noun
The 37-year-old actress brushed her bushy brows up with thick gel to create a feathered effect. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 July 2025 Look at the red cheeks, pie-dish eyes, exasperated brows and open mouth. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 The business rents private luxury salon suites to local beauty and medical providers like hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, makeup artists, brow and lash specialists and massage therapists. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025 Brow Pencil has stuck with me through thick and thin (brows). Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brow

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū

Noun (2)

perhaps from Danish or Swedish bro bridge; akin to Old English brycg bridge

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brow was before the 12th century

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“Brow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brow. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

brow

noun
ˈbrau̇
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b
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: the upper edge of a steep slope

Medical Definition

brow

noun
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: either of the lateral prominences of the forehead
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