brow /bɹaʊ/noun 9verb 1forms 3phrases 1 noun9 •The forehead.Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war, And thus hath so bestirr’d thee in thy sleep, That beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow Like bubbles in a late-disturb’d stream,[…] — 1597 •The eyebrow.’Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair, / Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream / That can entame my spirits to your worship. — 1598 •The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill. •The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located. •(figurative) Aspect; appearance; facial expression.Take it away; I'm frightened! / But she, with placid brow, / Cries: "This is our Kitty-witty! / Why don't you love her now?" — 1919 •The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay. •The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp. •The first tine of an antler's beam. •A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal. verb1 •To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts / That brow this bottom glade. — 1634 formsbrowed · browing · brows Phrases with brow sweat of one's browThe effort extended in (often manual) labour, and the value created thereby.
