‘Having prominent brows,’ Johnson; ‘having black and long eyebrows,’ Bailey (1782); with earlier authorities ‘Having shaggy, bushy, or prominent…
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释义 | the world > life > the body > hair > eyebrow > [adjective] (17) beetle-browed1362 ‘Having prominent brows,’ Johnson; ‘having black and long eyebrows,’ Bailey (1782); with earlier authorities ‘Having shaggy, bushy, or prominent… bresedc1400 Perhaps: Bristly, shaggy, rough. well-browed1483 Having an elegant brow or brows. supercilious1656 Relating to the eyebrows. Obsolete. rare. white-browed1740 Having a white brow or brows (in various senses); spec. (of a person or bird) having white eyebrows. plucked1762 Of eyebrows: shaped or thinned by removing hairs. supraciliary1821 = superciliary, adj. gathered1823 Contracted, drawn together (esp. of dress). palpebrous1846 Having large eyebrows. palpebral1854 Of or relating to the eyebrows. Obsolete. rare. surciliary1874 thatched1889 figurative. Covered as with thatch (in quot. 1606, with reference to its inflammability). thatched-head, one who has matted hair. bushy-browed1912 unplucked1959 Not plucked. Also with adverbs, as away, out, etc. monobrowed1973 Having eyebrows that meet above the nose, giving the appearance of a single eyebrow. Subcategories:— having no (2) |
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