Definitions for brow
braʊbrow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. brow, foreheadnoun

   the part of the face above the eyes

2. eyebrow, brow, superciliumnoun

   the arch of hair above each eye

3. hilltop, brownoun

   the peak of a hill

   "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brownoun

   the ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow

2. brownoun

   the first tine of an antler's beam

3. brownoun

   forehead

4. brownoun

   the projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill

5. brownoun

   the gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay

6. brownoun

   the hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp

7. Etymology: browe, from bru, from brūwō, from bhreu 'brow' (cf. Middle Irish brúad, Tocharian B pärwāne ‘eyebrows’, Lithuanian bruvìs, Ancient Greek ὀφρύς, Sanskrit भ्रू).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BROWnoun

   Etymology: browa, Saxon.

   1. The arch of hair over the eye.

   ’Tis now the hour which all to rest allow,
   And sleep sits heavy upon every brow. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   2. The forehead.

   She could have run, and waddled about;
   For even the day before she broke her brow. William Shakespeare.

   So we some antique hero’s strength,
   Learn by his launce’s weight and length;
   As these vast beams express the beast,
   Whose shady brows alive they drest. Edmund Waller.

   3. The general air of the countenance.

   Then call them to our presence, face to face,
   And frowning brow to brow. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   Though all things foul would bear the brows of grace,
   Yet grace must look still so. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. The edge of any high place.

   The earl, nothing dismayed, came forwards that day unto a little village, called Stoke, and there encamped that night, upon the brow or hanging of a hill. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   On the brow of the hill beyond that city, they were somewhat perplexed by espying the French embassador, with the king’s coach, and others, attending him. Henry Wotton.

   Them with fire, and hostile arms,
   Fearless assault; and, to the brow of heav’n
   Pursuing, drive them out from God and bliss. Par. L. b. vi.

2. To Browverb

   To bound; to limit; to be at the edge of.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Tending my flocks hard by i’ th’ hilly crofts,
   That brow this bottom glad. John Milton.

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1. brow

   A brow is the part of the face above the eyes and below the forehead, usually referring to the arched area where hair grows, also known as eyebrows. It can also refer to the forehead or expression in that area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brownoun

   the prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit

2. Brownoun

   the hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow

3. Brownoun

   the forehead; as, a feverish brow

4. Brownoun

   the general air of the countenance

5. Brownoun

   the edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill

6. Browverb

   to bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brow

   brow, n. the eyebrow: the ridge over the eyes: the forehead: the edge of a hill: a gallery in a coalmine running across the face of the coal: (fig.) aspect, appearance.—v.t. Brow′beat, to bear down with stern looks or speech: to bully.—adjs. Brow′-bound, having the brow bound as with a crown: crowned; Brow′less, without shame. [A.S. brú; Ice. brün.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brow

   An inclined plane of planks, on one or both sides of a ship, to communicate internally; a stage-gangway for the accommodation of the shipwrights, in conveying plank, timber, and weighty articles on board. Also, the face of a rising ground. An old term for a gang-board.

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1. BROW

   What does BROW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BROW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BROW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brow is ranked #17447 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brow surname appeared 1,616 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Brow.
   
   84.2% or 1,361 total occurrences were White.
   10% or 163 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 41 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.8% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Feature
   • Hair
   • Peak

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brow' in Nouns Frequency: #2714

How to pronounce brow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say brow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brow in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of brow in a Sentence

1. Kaley Cuoco:

   To see that be the pinnacle of this season was really cool, we’ve all come such a long way. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ FINALE RECAP : SHELDON AND AMY STRUGGLE WITH LONG DISTANCE AND TEMPTATION That was n’t the only behind-the-scenes moment that the cast shared with the Comic Con crowd. According to Entertainment Weekly, Kaley Cuoco and Galecki revealed the circumstances surrounding an on-set injury from a prank gone awry. In an effort to shock the cast and crew during a scene in which the two characters were fighting, Galecki jokingly pretended to punch his co-star in the face. However, the actress' head accidentally caught a chair while she was falling and the end result was stitches in her eye brow. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ ACTRESS MAYIM BIALIK RECEIVES ‘ DOOGIE HOWSER ’ ROYALTY CHECK FOR TWO CENTS.

2. Edgar Allan Poe:

   Take this kiss upon the brow and, in parting from you now, thus much let me avow -- you are not wrong who deem that my days have been a dream yet if hope has flown away in a night, or in a day, in a vision, or in none, is it therefore the less gone all that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

3. Tieck:

   He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.

4. Juergen Gansel:

   Germans have earned this money by the sweat of their brow, be it at a desk or at the steelworks here in Riesa ... so that a distant and anti-grassroots government can hand out horns of plenty as if it's the world's social welfare office.

5. Charles Hendrickson Brower:

   A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=brow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brow
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=brow
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=brow
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html