English · Word Candidate

brow

/bɹaʊ/

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Also seen as: brows · browing · browed

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đường viền xương trên mắt, nơi đặt lông mày

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The eyebrow.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lông mày

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Noun

’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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giới hạn hoặc tạo thành cạnh

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Verb

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “brow” mean?

The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

Is “brow” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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