Brow (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. brū; akin to AS. br&aemacr_;w, breáw, eyelid, OFries. brē, D. braauw, Icel. brā, brūn, OHG. prāwa, G. braue, OSlav. brŭv&ibreve_;, Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofrys, Skr. bhrū. Cf. Bray a bank, Bridge.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
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And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
With solemn proof proclaims him wise. Churchill.
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2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
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'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. Shak.
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3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
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Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. Shak.
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4. The general air of the countenance.
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To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. Milton.
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He told them with a masterly brow. Milton.
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5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
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To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.
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