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eyebrow.

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/
  1. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

  2. 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.

  3. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/
  1. To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.

    intransitive
  2. To signal with one's eyebrows.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

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