brow

English

/bɹaʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
  • The first tine of an antler's beam.
  • The forehead.
  • The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
  • (mining) A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
  • (figurative) Aspect; appearance.
  • (nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
  • (nautical) The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English browe inherited from Old English brū inherited from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (brow, bridge) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (brow, eyebrow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃bʰrúHs

Gloss

brow, eyebrow

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

眉

Emoji

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