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Meanings of brow in English

Portuguese
sobrolho
Catalan
cella
Spanish
ceja

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

        sobrolho
        Portuguese
        testa
        Catalan
        front
        Spanish
        frente

        The part of the face above the eyes.

              testa
              Spanish
              cima

              The peak of a hill.

                    cima
                    Usage of brow in English
                    1
                    She made him laugh; and the furrows in the young brow disappeared.
                    Marriage à la mode
                    2
                    The merchant Hopper came in; care and thought sat on his brow.
                    The Ferryman of Brill, and Other Stories
                    3
                    He would answer questions for hours with his brow furrowed with effort.
                    The half-made world
                    4
                    They won't be coming back up.' Ebbin held his brow, looking faint.
                    Orb Sceptre Throne
                    5
                    The sweat was standing in drops on the brow of the card-sharp.
                    Frank Merriwell's Reward
                    6
                    Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building.
                    The red pyramid
                    7
                    Under every roof, a story, just as behind every brow, a history.
                    Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
                    8
                    Longstreth appeared disturbed; he sat stroking his mustache; his brow was clouded.
                    The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
                    9
                    Sampson appeared disturbed; he sat stroking his mustache; his brow was clouded.
                    The Rustlers of Pecos County
                    10
                    Legrand, however, although evidently much disconcerted, wiped his brow thoughtfully and recommenced.
                    Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
                    11
                    She really was extraordinarily beautiful, even with her brow furrowed in concern.
                    A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
                    12
                    Mallick, staring, drink forgotten despite his utter scepticism, raised a brow, 'Yes?
                    Return of the Crimson Guard
                    13
                    And the leader of the party wore the wrinkled brow of tribulation.
                    The Forest
                    14
                    Several places ahead of them, Albus glanced back pointedly, his brow lowered.
                    James Potter and the Morrigan Web
                    15
                    She bit her lip, and the furrow reappeared in the white brow.
                    Sir George Tressady — Volume II
                    16
                    The Ulk Bog furrowed his brow and said something unintelligible, clearly unhappy.
                    Jarka Ruus
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                    Translations for brow
                    Catalan
                    cellafront
                    Brow through the time
                    Brow across language varieties
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                    Common
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                    Common
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                    Common
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