n. [ OE. browe, bruwe, AS. brū; akin to AS. br&aemacr_;w, breáw, eyelid, OFries. brē, D. braauw, Icel. brā, brūn, OHG. prāwa, G. braue, OSlav. brŭv&ibreve_;, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhrū. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge. ] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. [ 1913 Webster ] And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
With solemn proof proclaims him wise. Churchill. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. [ 1913 Webster ] 'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow. [ 1913 Webster ] Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. The general air of the countenance. [ 1913 Webster ] To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] He told them with a masterly brow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill. [ 1913 Webster ]
To bend the brow,
To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl. [ 1913 Webster ]
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