eyebrow
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eyebrow
[i´brow]1. supercilium; the transverse elevation at the junction of the forehead and the upper eyelid.
2. supercilia; the hairs growing on this elevation.
eye·brow
(ī'brow), [TA]The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.
Synonym(s): supercilium [TA]
eyebrow
/eye·brow/ (-brou)1. supercilium; the transverse elevation at the junction of the forehead and the upper eyelid.
2. supercilia; the hairs growing on this elevation.
eyebrow
(ī′brou′)n.
1. The bony ridge extending over the eye.
2. The arch of short hairs covering this ridge.
3. A small, arched dormer that projects only slightly from the roof.
eyebrow
Etymology: AS, eage + bru
1 the supraorbital arch of the frontal bone that separates the orbit of the eye from the forehead.
2 the arch of hairs growing along the ridge formed by the supraorbital arch of the frontal bone.
eye·brow
(ī'brow) [TA]The crescentic line of hairs at the superior edge of the orbit.
Synonym(s): supercilium (1) [TA] .
Synonym(s): supercilium (1) [TA] .
eyebrow
A transverse elevation covered with hairs and situated at the junction of the forehead and upper lid. Syn. supercilium. See ophryosis.