Eyebrow

//ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
  2. 2
    the arch of hair above each eye wordnet
  3. 3
    A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
  4. 4
    A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
Verb
  1. 1
    To build up waste fibres in a roller machine. intransitive
  2. 2
    To signal with one's eyebrows. transitive

    "Rodas watched Tinker disappear through the door before eyebrowing a question at Barrow. Barrow gestured at him to stay put. Rodas settled back."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Synonyms

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Example

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"If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic.""

Etymology

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).

Related phrases

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