: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
Example Sentences
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing eyebrow
eyebrow pencil
eyebrow pencil
Kids Definition
eyebrow
noun
eye·brow ˈī-ˌbrau̇
: the arch or ridge over the eye : the hair on the ridge over the eye