To knit the brows

To knit the brows
Brow Brow (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to AS. br[=ae]w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw, Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav. br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr[=u]. Cf. {Bray} a bank, {Bridge}.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit. [1913 Webster]

And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes, With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill. [1913 Webster]

2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow. [1913 Webster]

'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow. [1913 Webster]

Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. The general air of the countenance. [1913 Webster]

To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

He told them with a masterly brow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill. [1913 Webster]

{To bend the brow}, {To knit the brows}, to frown; to scowl. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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