eyebrow
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socketThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
» Tom raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Meaning
3 sensesThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
Braue, Augenbraue
бровьbrovʹ
бро́ваbróva
the arch of hair above each eye
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.
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
Examples
76 sentencesTom raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Mary started plucking her eyebrows when she was twelve years old.
deMaria hat mit zwölf Jahren angefangen, sich die Augenbrauen zu zupfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I hate my eyebrows.
ruНенавижу свои брови. — marafon
deIch hasse meine Augenbrauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom raised his eyebrows.
ruТом поднял брови. — marafon
deTom hob seine Augenbrauen. — wolfgangth
Tom has bushy eyebrows.
ruУ Тома кустистые брови. — marafon
deTom hat buschige Augenbrauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent toFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: eyebrowsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the arch of hair above each eye:browsupercilium