Meaning of Brow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
2. A surname.
3. The eyebrow.
4. The forehead.
5. Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
   figuratively
6. The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
7. The first tine of an antler's beam.
8. A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
9. The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
10. The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.

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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”

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