'Brow' definitions:
Definition of 'brow'
From: WordNet
noun
The part of the face above the eyes [syn: brow, forehead]
noun
The arch of hair above each eye [syn: eyebrow, brow, supercilium]
noun
The peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" [syn: hilltop, brow]
Definition of 'Brow'
From: GCIDE
- Brow \Brow\ (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to AS. br[=ae]w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw, Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav. br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr[=u]. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.]
- 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. [1913 Webster]
- And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes, With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. [1913 Webster]
- 'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow. [1913 Webster]
- Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The general air of the countenance. [1913 Webster]
- To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- He told them with a masterly brow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill. [1913 Webster]
- To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Brow'
From: GCIDE
- Brow \Brow\, v. t. To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'brow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- air,
- apex,
- apogee,
- bank,
- bean,
- bearing,
- board,
- border,
- bordure,
- brim,
- brink,
- cap,
- carriage,
- cast,
- cast of countenance,
- cilia,
- climax,
- cloud nine,
- coast,
- color,
- complexion,
- countenance,
- crest,
- crown,
- culmen,
- culmination,
- demeanor,
- dome,
- edge,
- extreme limit,
- extremity,
- face,
- facial appearance,
- favor,
- featheredge,
- feature,
- features,
- flange,
- forehead,
- frame,
- fringe,
- front,
- garb,
- guise,
- head,
- headpiece,
- heaven,
- heavens,
- height,
- hem,
- high noon,
- highest pitch,
- highest point,
- labellum,
- labium,
- labrum,
- ledge,
- limb,
- limbus,
- limit,
- lineaments,
- lines,
- lip,
- list,
- looks,
- marge,
- margin,
- maximum,
- meridian,
- mien,
- mountaintop,
- ne plus ultra,
- no place higher,
- noddle,
- noggin,
- noodle,
- noon,
- pate,
- peak,
- physiognomy,
- pinnacle,
- pitch,
- point,
- pole,
- poll,
- port,
- posture,
- presence,
- ragged edge,
- ridge,
- rim,
- sconce,
- selvage,
- seventh heaven,
- shore,
- side,
- sideline,
- skirt,
- sky,
- spire,
- stance,
- summit,
- tip,
- tip-top,
- top,
- traits,
- turn,
- upmost,
- upper extremity,
- uppermost,
- utmost,
- verge,
- vertex,
- very top,
- visage,
- zenith