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Meaning of 'Brow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brow [ n.]
- The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
- The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
- The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
- The general air of the countenance.
- The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
2 . Brow [ v. t.]
- To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

Meaning of 'Brow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brow [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the peak of a hill
Example in sentence:
  • the sun set behind the brow of distant hills

Nearby Words:

broach broached broacher broaching broad broad church broad gauge broad seal broad-brimmed broad-horned

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