supercilium UK /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/US /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/ noun8 •A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird. •(rare) The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye). •(rare) The region of the eyebrows. •(rare) The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum). •The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice. •A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base. •The lintel or transverse part of a door frame. •(humorous, rare) Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor. formssupercilia