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BROW, n. [L. palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg,and signifies an edge,border or projection.]

1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and elevate it in joy or surprise. Hence, to know the brows, is to frown.

2. The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow.

3. The forehead. Hence, the general air of the countenance.

4. The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as the brow of a hill.

5. A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field.

BROW, v.t. To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of.




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BROW, n. [L. palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg,and signifies an edge,border or projection.]

1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and elevate it in joy or surprise. Hence, to know the brows, is to frown.

2. The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow.

3. The forehead. Hence, the general air of the countenance.

4. The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as the brow of a hill.

5. A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field.

BROW, v.t. To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of.


BROW, n. [Sax. bræw, bruwa; D. braauw; G. braue; Russ. brov; Ir. bra, brai, eyebrow, and abhra, the eyelid; Sans. bruwan, bru; Gr. οφρυη, οφρυς; Pers. بُرُو or اَبْرُو, bro or abro; and the last syllable of L. palpebra. It is probably contracted from brg, and signifies an edge, border or projection.]

  1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and elevate it in joy or surprise. Hence, to knit the brows, is to frown. – Encyc.
  2. The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow.
  3. The forehead. Hence, the general air of the countenance. – Shak. Waller.
  4. The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as, the brow of a hill. – Bacon.
  5. A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field. – Mason.

BROW, v.t.

To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of. – Milton.


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

    And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
    With solemn proof proclaims him wise.
    Churchill.

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

    [R.]

    Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts
    That brow this bottom glade.
    Milton.

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

    'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair.
    Shak.

  4. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.

    Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow.
    Shak.

  5. The general air of the countenance.

    To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow.
    Milton.

    He told them with a masterly brow.
    Milton.

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

    To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.

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Brow

BROW, noun [Latin palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg, and signifies an edge, border or projection.]

1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and elevate it in joy or surprise. Hence, to know the brows, is to frown.

2. The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow

3. The forehead. Hence, the general air of the countenance.

4. The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as the brow of a hill.

5. A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field.

BROW, verb transitive To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of.

BROWN'-ANTLER, noun [brow and antler.] The first start that grows on a deer's head.

1. The branch of a deer's horn next the tail.

BROW'-BEAT, verb intransitive [brow and beat.] To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; or in general to bear down by impudence.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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