eyebrow
eyeb·row
noun
Origin
From 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”).
Phrases
- eyebrow flash
- eyebrow pencil
- eyebrowed thrush
- flea's eyebrows
- knit one's eyebrows
- old man's eyebrow
- raise an eyebrow
- raise eyebrows
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