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Brow Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    brow n
  1. the part of the face above the eyes [syn: forehead]
  2. the arch of hair above each eye [syn: eyebrow, supercilium]
  3. the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" [syn: hilltop]
Brow Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Brow \Brow\, v. t. To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.] Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade. --Milton.
Brow Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Brow \Brow\, n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br?; akin to AS. br?w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw, Icel. br[=a], br?n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav. br?v?, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. ?, Skr. bhr?. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.]
  1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes, With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill.
  2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. 'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. --Shak.
  3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow. Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak.
  4. The general air of the countenance. To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton. He told them with a masterly brow. --Milton.
  5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill. To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.
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Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Brow'


  • Brow: Brow may refer to: Eyebrow , an area of thick, delicate hairs above the eye. Forehead , the fore part of the human head.
  • Brown trout: name Brown trout | status LR/lc | status_system IUCN2.3 | image Bachforelle_Zeichnung. jpg | regnum Animal ia | phylum Chordata | classis ...
  • Mere Brow: Mere Brow is a small village in West Lancashire , England , situated between the larger villages of Tarleton and Banks , just off the A565 ...
  • Pauline Browes: Pauline Browes, PC (born May 7, 1938) is a Canadian politician . She was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1993. Browes was first ...
  • Berry Brow: Berry Brow is a semi-rural village in West Yorkshire , England situated about 2 | mi south of Huddersfield . It lies on the eastern bank ...
  • Shining Brow: Shining Brow is an English language opera by Daron Hagen , first performed by the Madison Opera in Madison, Wisconsin , April 21, 1993. ...
  • Brow's Tavern: Brow's Tavern is an historic tavern at 210 Tremont Street in Taunton, Massachusetts , USA. The tavern was built in 1780 and added to the ...
  • Scott Brow: Scott John Brow (born March 17, 1969 in Butte , Montana ) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1993 to 1998. He mainly pitched ...
  • Brow Head: Brow Head is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland . It is situated 3.8 km east of the marginally more northerly Mizen Head , ...

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* Take this kiss upon the brow And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong who deemThat my days have been a dreamYet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less goneAll that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream. - Edgar Allan Poe

* The shades of night were falling fast,As though an Alpine village passedA youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,A banner with the strange device,ExcelsiorHis brow was sad his eye beneath,Flashed like a falchion from its sheath,And like a silver clarion rungThe accents of that unknown tongue,Excelsior - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


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  • Wath Brow hit back from 18 points down to beat West Hull
    West Hull 18 Wath Brow Hornets 22: Brow Hornets pulled off an incredible Premier Division victory, hitting back to beat West Hull 22-18 after being 18-0 down at one stage. Read more on this news related to 'Brow'
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    Question: I have sagging eyebrows that droop more on the outer part, making me look sad. A surgeon recommended a brow lift, but I know people who look surprised or unnatural after surgery. Read more on this news related to 'Brow'

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