"overbrow" meaning in English

See overbrow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbɹaʊ/ [verb], /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)bɹaʊ/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbrow.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbrow2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: overbrows [plural]
Etymology: over- + brow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|brow}} over- + brow Head templates: {{en-noun}} overbrow (plural overbrows)
  1. The area immediately above the eyebrow and below the forehead.
    Sense id: en-overbrow-en-noun-xPI4~cL~
  2. A projecting shelf of rock on the face of a cliff.
    Sense id: en-overbrow-en-noun-dtrkI5YJ

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbɹaʊ/ [verb], /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)bɹaʊ/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbrow.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbrow2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: overbrows [present, singular, third-person], overbrowing [participle, present], overbrowed [participle, past], overbrowed [past]
Etymology: over- + brow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|brow}} over- + brow Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbrow (third-person singular simple present overbrows, present participle overbrowing, simple past and past participle overbrowed)
  1. (poetic, transitive) To hang over like a brow; to impend over. Tags: poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-overbrow-en-verb-zQNyeUgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 30 52 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 28 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 20 31 49

Inflected forms

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