Meaning of Brow | Babel Free
bɹaʊDefinitions
- The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- A surname.
- The eyebrow.
- The forehead.
- Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
- The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
- The first tine of an antler's beam.
- A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
Equivalents
Examples
“’Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair, / Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream / That can entame my spirits to your worship.”
“And his arch’d brow, pulled o’er his eyes, / With solemn proof proclaims him wise.”
“Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war, And thus hath so bestirr’d thee in thy sleep, That beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow Like bubbles in a late-disturb’d stream,[…]”
“Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.”
“Take it away; I'm frightened! / But she, with placid brow, / Cries: "This is our Kitty-witty! / Why don't you love her now?"”
“the brow of a precipice”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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